Ship Creek (Alaska)
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Ship Creek (Dena'ina: Dgheyaytnu) 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]
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Ship Creek | |
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Native name | Dgheyaytnu (Tanaina) |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Alaska |
Municipality | Anchorage |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Ship Lake |
• location | Chugach Mountains |
• coordinates | 61.143°N 149.541°W / 61.143; -149.541 |
• elevation | 2,700 ft (820 m) |
Mouth | Knik Arm, Anchorage |
• coordinates | 61.224°N 149.893°W / 61.224; -149.893 |
Length | 25 mi (40 km) |
Basin size | 114 square miles (183 square km) |
Discharge | |
• location | Knik Arm |
• average | 262 cu ft/s (7.4 m3/s) |
• minimum | 56 cu ft/s (1.6 m3/s) |
• maximum | 870 cu ft/s (25 m3/s) |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• right | North Fork Ship Creek |
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The river lies entirely within the limits of the Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska. Most of its upper length traverses Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.[2]