Indian Creek (Olympia, Washington) Explained

Indian Creek
Map:Indian Creek highlighted in orange.png
Country:United States
State:Washington
District Type:County
Municipality Type:City
District:Thurston County
Municipality:Olympia
Source1:Bigelow Lake
Mouth:Moxlie Creek
Mouth Location:47°02'10.6"N 122°53'24.2"W
Source1 Location:47°03'23.3"N 122°52'00.8"W

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.[1] American Indian settlements near the creek's course may account for the name.[2]

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.[3]

References

47.0386°N -122.8875°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Indian Creek Watershed. City of Olympia. 20 November 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141129143509/http://olympiawa.gov/city-utilities/storm-and-surface-water/streams-and-shorelines/streams-and-shorelines-indian-creek-watershed. 29 November 2014. dead.
  2. Web site: Thurston County Place Names: A Heritage Guide . Thurston County Historical Commission . 1992 . 28 March 2018 . 38.
  3. Web site: 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. Washington State Department of Ecology. 20 November 2014.