Ship Creek (Alaska)

Ship Creek
Sunset view of Cook Inlet and Ship Creek, Mount Susitna in background.
Watersheds of Anchorage rivers, with Ship Creek in yellow
Location of Mouth of Ship Creek Show map of Anchorage Ship Creek (Alaska) (Alaska) Show map of Alaska
Native name	Dgheyaytnu (Tanaina)
Location
Country	United States
State	Alaska
Municipality	Anchorage
Physical characteristics
Source	Ship Lake
• location	Chugach Mountains
• coordinates	61°08′35″N 149°32′28″W / 61.143°N 149.541°W / 61.143; -149.541
• elevation	2,700 ft (820 m)
Mouth	Knik Arm, Anchorage
• coordinates	61°13′26″N 149°53′35″W / 61.224°N 149.893°W / 61.224; -149.893
Length	25 mi (40 km)
Basin size	114 square miles (183 square km)
Discharge
• location	Knik Arm
• average	262 cu ft/s (7.4 m3/s)
• minimum	56 cu ft/s (1.6 m3/s)
• maximum	870 cu ft/s (25 m3/s)
Basin features
Tributaries
• right	North Fork Ship Creek

Ship Creek (Dena'ina: Dgheyaytnu) is an Alaskan river that flows from the Chugach Mountains into Cook Inlet. The Port of Anchorage at the mouth of Ship Creek gave its name ("Knik Anchorage") to the city of Anchorage that grew up nearby.^[1]

The river lies entirely within the limits of the Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska. Most of its upper length traverses Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.^[2]