| Thornton Creek | |
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  Location of the mouth of Thornton Creek in Washington  Thornton Creek (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | King |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Jackson Park Golf Course |
| • location | Seattle |
| • coordinates | 47°43′45″N 122°19′13″W / 47.72917°N 122.32028°W[1] |
| Mouth | Lake Washington |
• coordinates | 47°41′42″N 122°16′17″W / 47.69500°N 122.27139°W[1] |
| Length | 18 mi (29 km)[2] |
| Basin size | 12.1 sq mi (31 km2)[3] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | USGS gage 12128000, river mile 0.25[3] |
| • average | 11.3 cu ft/s (0.32 m3/s)[3] |
| • minimum | 0.39 cu ft/s (0.011 m3/s) |
| • maximum | 129 cu ft/s (3.7 m3/s) |
Thornton Creek is 18 miles (29 km) of urban creeks and tributaries from southeast Shoreline through northeast Seattle to Lake Washington. Its 12-square-mile (31 km2) watershed, the largest in Seattle, exhibits relatively dense biodiversity for an urban setting;[4] it is home to frogs, newts, ducks, herons, and beavers, in addition to more than 75,000 people.[5] From west of Jackson Park Golf Course in Shoreline,[6] from Sunny Walter-Pillings Pond[7] in Licton Springs–North College Park,[8] and north Northgate[9] Thornton Creek flows through Maple Leaf and Lake City, including the Victory Heights, Meadowbrook, and Matthews Beach neighborhoods, and empties into the lake at Matthews Beach Park.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Thornton Creek
- ^ Includes all of Thornton Creek's tributaries.
- ^ a b c "Water Resources Data-Washington Water Year 2005; Lake Washington Basins" (PDF). USGS. Retrieved 3 August 2009.
- ^ Brokaw
- ^ "The Watershed | Thornton Creek Alliance". Retrieved 2022-09-18.
- ^ Hodson
- ^ Walter
- ^ Bowditch, Wang, & Wilson
- ^ Boyer