Campbell Creek (Alaska)

Williwaw Lakes (Middle fork), Campbell Creek (Dena'ina: Qin Cheghitnu) is one of several streams that flow through the city of Anchorage, Alaska.

[1] The main stem of the creek is formed at the junction of the North and South Forks, which flows in a south-westerly direction through Campbell Lake, before reaching the Turnagain Arm.

[2] The creek connects a number of parks, open spaces and lakes to form a green corridor running from east to west through the city.

The Crying Ridge referred to Tanaina Peak in the Chugach Mountains, in the upper reaches of the creek, which was considered to be a place of bereavement.

The stream gauge site at the Dimond Boulevard Bridge near Spenard measures flow from an area of 69.7 square miles (181 km2).

Summertime view of upper Campbell Creek, which passes through the Campbell Tract, a multiple-use area managed by the Bureau of Land Management .
Campbell Creek as it winds through mudflats in between Campbell Lake and its mouth at Turnagain Arm .