| Indian Creek | |
|---|---|
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Indian_Creek_highlighted_in_orange.png) Flow of Indian Creek in orange next to Olympia, Washington | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Thurston County |
| City | Olympia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Bigelow Lake |
| • location | 47°03'23.3"N 122°52'00.8"W |
| Mouth | Moxlie Creek |
• location | 47°02'10.6"N 122°53'24.2"W |
Indian Creek is a stream in Thurston County in the U.S. state of Washington.[1] It is a 3-mile Olympian creek. Its source is a wetland along the northern end of South Bay Road. It enters Budd Inlet at East Bay, having first joined with Moxlie Creek. It can most easily be accessed between Boulevard Road and Frederick Road along the Karen Fraser Woodland Trail.[2] American Indian settlements near the creek's course may account for the name.[3]
Runoff from Interstate-5 is treated at a stormwater facility before entering the creek.
Fecal coliform bacteria have been detected in unsafe levels in the creek.[4]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Indian Creek (Olympia, Washington)
- ^ "Indian Creek Watershed". City of Olympia. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ "Thurston County Place Names: A Heritage Guide" (PDF). Thurston County Historical Commission. 1992. p. 38. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ Roberts, M; Zalewsky, B; Swanson, T; Sullivan, L; Sinclair, K; LaMoine, M. "Quality assurance project plan: Deschutes River, Capitol Lake, and Budd Inlet temperature, fecal coliform bacteria, dissolved oxygen, pH, and fine sediment total maximum daily load study" (PDF). Washington State Department of Ecology. Retrieved 20 November 2014.