| Chambers Creek | |
| Pushpin Map: | Washington#USA |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the mouth within Washington |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | Washington |
| Subdivision Type3: | Counties |
| Subdivision Name3: | Pierce |
| Subdivision Type5: | Cities |
| Subdivision Name5: | Lakewood, University Place, Steilacoom |
| Source1: | Lake Steilacoom |
| Mouth: | Puget Sound |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 47.1925°N -122.5736°W |
Chambers Creek is a creek in Washington. It is fed by Lake Steilacoom in Lakewood, Washington.
Chambers Creek was named for Thomas M. Chambers, who settled near Olympia, Washington, in 1846 and later built a sawmill on the creek.[1]
The creek was also known as Steilacoom Creek, for the Coast Salish tribe whose territory on its north side.[2]
Abitibi Consolidated Inc. owned a paper mill along the south side of the lower reaches of the creek until 2010.[3] The creek is dammed just upstream from the mill to provide water for the now-defunct mill, which began to be demolished in 2011 after the land was purchased by Tim Ralston.[4]
Much of the lower reaches of Chambers Creek is part of the Chambers Creek Properties, a series of recreational sites owned and operated by Pierce County.
The creek is a popular location for fishing, walking, and skimboarding.