Rabbit Creek | |
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Native name | Ggeh Betnu (Tanaina) |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Alaska |
Municipality | Anchorage |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Rabbit Lake |
• location | Chugach Mountains |
• coordinates | 61°02′31″N 149°35′08″W / 61.0419444°N 149.5855556°W |
• elevation | 3,153 ft (961 m) |
Mouth | Turnagain Arm, Anchorage |
• coordinates | 61°04′41″N 149°49′25″W / 61.0780556°N 149.8236111°W |
• elevation | 13 ft (4.0 m) |
Length | 15 mi (24 km) |
Discharge | |
• location | Turnagain Arm |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | Little Rabbit Creek |
Rabbit Creek is one of several streams that flow through the city of Anchorage, Alaska. It runs for 15 miles from the Chugach Mountains to Turnagain Arm.[1] Before English-speaking settlers arrived in Anchorage, the Dena'ina called the creek "Ggeh Betnu."[2]