Indian Creek (Olympia, Washington)

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Indian Creek
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Flow of Indian Creek in orange next to Olympia, Washington
Indian Creek (Olympia, Washington)
Indian Creek (Olympia, Washington)
Indian Creek (Olympia, Washington)
Interactive map of Creek location
EtymologyIndigenous settlements at creek
Location
Country United States
State Washington
County Thurston County
Physical characteristics
Source Bigelow Lake
  coordinates 47°03′22.3″N122°52′00.8″W / 47.056194°N 122.866889°W / 47.056194; -122.866889
Mouth Moxlie Creek
  coordinates
47°02′10.6″N122°53′24.2″W / 47.036278°N 122.890056°W / 47.036278; -122.890056
Basin features
Waterbodies Budd Inlet
Geographic Names Information System 1505716 [1]

Indian Creek is a stream in Thurston County in the U.S. state of Washington. 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]

See also

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Indian Creek (Olympia, Washington)
  2. "Indian Creek Watershed". City of Olympia. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
  3. "Thurston County Place Names: A Heritage Guide" (PDF). Thurston County Historical Commission. 1992. p. 38. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
  4. 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 November 20, 2014.

47°02′19″N122°53′15″W / 47.03861°N 122.88750°W / 47.03861; -122.88750