| Campbell Creek | |
|---|---|
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Campbell_Creek_viewed_from_Old_Seward_Highway,_Anchorage,_Alaska.jpg) Campbell Creek looking upstream from the Old Seward Highway bridge, where it passes through a somewhat densely-populated stretch on the southern fringes of midtown Anchorage | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Anchorage_Watersheds.jpg) Watersheds of Anchorage rivers, with Campbell Creek in gray | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Relief_map_of_USA_Alaska.png)  Location of the mouth of Campbell Creek in Alaska | |
| Native name | Qin Cheghitnu (Tanaina) |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Municipality | Anchorage |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Confluence of north and south forks |
| • location | Long Lake (North fork),
Williwaw Lakes (Middle fork), Green Lake (South fork) |
| Mouth | Turnagain Arm, Anchorage |
• coordinates | 61°07′26″N 149°58′37″W / 61.124°N 149.977°W |
| Length | 21 mi (34 km) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Dimond Blvd near Spenard |
| • average | 68 cu ft/s (1.9 m3/s) |
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Campbell Creek (Dena'ina: Qin Cheghitnu) is one of several streams that flow through the city of Anchorage, Alaska. It runs for 21 miles (34 km) from the Chugach Mountains to the Turnagain Arm of Cook Inlet.[1]
The main stem of the creek is formed at the junction of the North and South Forks, which flows in a south-westerly direction through Campbell Lake, before reaching the Turnagain Arm. The watershed of the Campbell Creek includes a number of tributaries, including the Little Campbell Creek, the Lower Campbell Creek, and the Middle Fork.[2]
The creek connects a number of parks, open spaces and lakes to form a green corridor running from east to west through the city. The paved Campbell Creek trail follows the creek for much of its lower course through the areas from Campbell Park to Campbell Lake, over a distance of seven miles.[3]
- ^ Biogeochemical Pathways and Land Use Associations of Potentially Toxic Metals in the Anchorage Watershed, Alaska. 2007. pp. 17–20. ISBN 978-0-549-45629-2.
- ^ "GNIS Detail - Campbell Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
- ^ "Campbell Creek". Alaska Trails. TrailLink. Retrieved 25 February 2016.