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branches east off the north-aligned
Birkenhead River's valley via Poole Creek, which drains the westward side of the Pemberton Pass; Birken Lake at its summit is part of the
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independently, a few hundred yards northeast of the mouth of the
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the peaks overlooking the lake are protected. Above that the
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community. Owl Creek is now a large non-native subdivision on the west side of the local highway from Mount Currie to
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