Walker Creek (Apache County, Arizona) Explained

Walker Creek is a stream in Apache County, Arizona. Its mouth is at an elevation of 4688abbr=offNaNabbr=off at its confluence with Chinle Creek. Its source is located at 36.6911°N -109.2511°W, the confluence of Alcove Canyon and Tah Chin Lini Canyon in the Carrizo Mountains, from which it flows west and northwest to Chinle Creek at 36.9617°N -109.6931°W. Hogansaani Spring, a tributary, is located on the south side of Walker Creek, at an elevation of, midway downstream Walker Creek to its confluence with Chinle Creek.

History

Walker Creek was named in 1915 by Herbert E. Gregory for Captain Walker's Expedition of 1859. Part of its length was followed by the Armijo Route of the Old Spanish Trail.