Download coordinates as: Whatcom Creek (North Straits Salish: X̌’wótqwem /χˈʔwotqəm/) is a waterway in Bellingham, Washington, United States.

When two men, Henry Roeder and Mr. Peabody, went looking for a falls to power a sawmill back in the early 1850s, they learned of a creek up north that the Indians called Whatcom.

The creek has a small fishery, with trout and salmon, but only minors are allowed to fish above the falls.

Before the explosion, an 18-year-old who was fly fishing on the creek was overcome with the noxious fumes and drowned.

After the fire, the Olympic Pipe Line Company pleaded guilty to a felony and paid $112 million in fines.