| Official Name: | West Creek Township |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Lake |
| Government Type: | Indiana township |
| Established Title: | founded |
| Established Date: | 1839 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 62.07 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 61.96 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.12 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 7676 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 123.9 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 208 |
| Elevation Ft: | 682 |
| Coordinates: | 41.2578°N -87.4822°W |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 18-82574[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 454048 |
West Creek Township is one of eleven townships in Lake County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 7,676 and it contained 3,046 housing units.[3]
West Creek Township was founded in 1839. It took its name from the westernmost of three large streams in the vicinity.[4]
According to the 2020 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.81%) is land and 0.12sqmi (or 0.19%) is water.[5] The township includes a small portion of the incorporated town of Lowell, as well as the town of Schneider.
West Creek Township, along with Cedar Creek Township and Eagle Creek Township, is served by the Tri-Creek School Corporation which includes Lowell High School.