| Trail Creek La Rivière du Chemin (River of the Trail)[1] | |
|---|---|
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| Native name | Myewes-zibiwe (Potawatomi)[1] |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| Region | LaPorte County |
| City | Michigan City, Indiana |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source confluence | Confluence of West Branch Trail Creek and East Branch Trail Creek |
| • coordinates | 41°41′12″N 086°50′38″W / 41.68667°N 86.84389°W |
| • elevation | 610 ft (190 m) |
| Mouth | Lake Michigan |
• location | Michigan City, Indiana |
• coordinates | 41°43′27″N 086°54′32″W / 41.72417°N 86.90889°W[2] |
• elevation | 581 ft (177 m)[2] |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | West Fork Trail Creek |
| • right | East Fork Trail Creek, Otter Creek |
Trail Creek is a 7.3-mile-long (11.7 km) north- by northwest-flowing stream whose main stem begins at the confluence of the West Branch Trail Creek and the East Branch Trail Creek in LaPorte County, Indiana, United States. Its mouth is a Lake Michigan harbor and marina adjacent to Washington Park in Michigan City, Indiana.
- ^ a b McCafferty, Michael (2008). Native American place names of Indiana. p. 12. ISBN 9780252032684. Retrieved 2011-04-22.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Trail Creek