| Chester Creek | |
|---|---|
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Anchorage_Alaska_and_Sleeping_Lady.JPG) Overview of Anchorage, Chester Creek is on the right hand side | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:USGS_Anchorage,_Alaska_Waterways.jpg) Drainage basin of Chester Creek and other Anchorage waterways | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Anchorage.png)  Location of the mouth of the Chester Creek in Alaska &sq=&lang=&file=File:Relief_map_of_USA_Alaska.png) Chester Creek (Alaska) (Alaska) | |
| Native name | Chanshtnu (Tanaina) |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Municipality | Anchorage |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Chugach Mountains |
| Mouth | Knik Arm, Cook Inlet |
• coordinates | 61°12′30″N 149°55′29″W / 61.20833°N 149.92475°W |
| Length | 21 mi (34 km) |
| Basin size | 30.5 sq mi (79 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Arctic Blvd |
| • average | 21 cu ft/s (0.59 m3/s) |
Chester Creek 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 Knik Arm of Cook Inlet.[1][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. A paved trail follows the creek for part of its course through the areas from Goose Lake to Westchester Lagoon.
The Chester Creek drainage roughly includes most of the old City of Anchorage.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chester Creek
- ^ Draft Chester Creek Watershed Plan (PDF). Municipality of Anchorage. September 2014. pp. 1–23.