Ship Creek (Alaska)

Ship Creek
Sunset view of Cook Inlet and Ship Creek, Mount Susitna in background.
Watersheds of Anchorage rivers, with Ship Creek in yellow
Ship Creek (Alaska) is located in Anchorage
Ship Creek (Alaska)
Location of Mouth of Ship Creek
Ship Creek (Alaska) is located in Alaska
Ship Creek (Alaska)
Ship Creek (Alaska) (Alaska)
Native nameDgheyaytnu (Tanaina)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
MunicipalityAnchorage
Physical characteristics
SourceShip Lake
 • locationChugach Mountains
 • coordinates61°08′35″N 149°32′28″W / 61.143°N 149.541°W / 61.143; -149.541
 • elevation2,700 ft (820 m)
MouthKnik Arm, Anchorage
 • coordinates
61°13′26″N 149°53′35″W / 61.224°N 149.893°W / 61.224; -149.893
Length25 mi (40 km)
Basin size114 square miles (183 square km)
Discharge 
 • locationKnik Arm
 • average262 cu ft/s (7.4 m3/s)
 • minimum56 cu ft/s (1.6 m3/s)
 • maximum870 cu ft/s (25 m3/s)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • rightNorth Fork Ship Creek

Ship Creek (Dena'inaDgheyaytnu) is an Alaskan river that flows from the Chugach Mountains into Cook Inlet. The Port of Anchorage at the mouth of Ship Creek gave its name ("Knik Anchorage") to the city of Anchorage that grew up nearby.[1]

The river lies entirely within the limits of the Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska. Most of its upper length traverses Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.[2]

  1. ^ Stephen R. Capps. "Bulletin 607: The Willow Creek District Alaska" (pdf). Department of the Interior, US Geological Survey. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
  2. ^ "Ship Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 15 January 2016.