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S17.01.038Description
Raccoon Creek polluted with acid mine drainage from abandoned coal mines. When acidity is high enough, iron will precipitate out and color the rocks and water. This affect is known locally as yellow boy. The image was taken near Buckeye Furnace in Milton Township, Jackson County, Ohio on April 2, 1967.
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This slide image included in the USGS National Digital Catalog for NGGDPP Grant G15AP00115 in FY2015.Context
Railroad tracks along creek. Raccoon Creek near Buckeye Furnace in Jackson County, Ohio.