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Eighteen Mile Creek Park, a 464-acre (1.88 km) county park, is located at the confluence of
Eighteen Mile Creek's main stem and its South Branch in the town of Hamburg. The park is largely undeveloped with the exception of hiking trails and a small parking area. It is managed by the
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Eighteen Mile Creek County Park; the portion located along the main stem within the park is a
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Palaeontology of Eighteen Mile Creek and the Lake Shore Sections of Erie County, New York: A Handbook for the Use of Students and Amateurs (Bulletin of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences, Volume
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and includes a 60-foot (18 m) gorge along the creek. A small parking lot on South Creek Road provides access to five miles (8.0 km) of hiking trails, as well as access for fishing along the creek.
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787:"Coastal Fish & Wildlife Habitat Rating Form - Eighteen Mile Creek - Lake Erie"
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1136:"Erie County Parks, Partners Collaborate to Protect, Preserve Concord Land Parcel"
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1054:"Erie County's 18 Mile Creek Park for Hiking, Snowshoeing, and Mountain Biking"
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Eighteen Mile Creek in New York State.
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which yield numerous fossils dating from the middle to late
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488:. The creek was named
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707:"Eighteenmile Creek"
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233:2nd source
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197:42°33′23″N
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467:Lake Erie
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610:anglers
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