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Chester Creek (Alaska)
Chester Creek (Dena'ina: Chanshtnu) is one of several streams that flow through the city of Anchorage, Alaska. It runs for 21 miles (34 km) from the Chugach Mountains to the Knik Arm of Cook Inlet.
The creek connects a number of parks, open spaces, and lakes to form a green corridor running from east to west through the city. A paved trail follows the creek for part of its course through the areas from Goose Lake to Westchester Lagoon.
The Chester Creek drainage roughly includes most of the old City of Anchorage.
Before English speaking settlers, the Dena'ina inhabited the area and were known to use Chanshtnu, or "Grass Creek," as a salmon fishing camp. The word Chanshtnu was later transcribed to Chester, giving us the name we now use.
The areas surrounding the creek were developed as Anchorage expanded east in the first half of the 20th century, although some portions were also designated as green spaces. In 1971, as part of the reconstruction following the 1964 Alaska earthquake, existing parks were merged with new purchases to connect Russian Jack Springs to Cook Inlet, creating one of the oldest urban greenbelts in the country. This greenbelt included an area around the outlet of the creek that had subsided during the earthquake, causing it to become partly submerged at high tide. Construction of a permanent embankment flooded this area to form Westchester lagoon, while the remaining area was rehabilitated as parkland.
The drainage basin of Chester Creek includes a number of tributaries, seven drainages each with its own headwaters, Westchester Lagoon, Hilstrand pond, Baxter Bog, and several lakes (including Mosquito Lake, University Lake, Reflection Lake, and Cheney Lake). There are three forks, the largest of which is the South Fork:
Lower Chester Creek forms from the confluence of the North and South Forks and continues to the outlet of Westchester Lagoon where it flows into Knik Arm.
The Chester Creek watershed abuts the watersheds of Ship Creek to the north and both Fish Creek and Campbell Creek to the south.
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Chester Creek (Alaska)
Chester Creek (Dena'ina: Chanshtnu) is one of several streams that flow through the city of Anchorage, Alaska. It runs for 21 miles (34 km) from the Chugach Mountains to the Knik Arm of Cook Inlet.
The creek connects a number of parks, open spaces, and lakes to form a green corridor running from east to west through the city. A paved trail follows the creek for part of its course through the areas from Goose Lake to Westchester Lagoon.
The Chester Creek drainage roughly includes most of the old City of Anchorage.
Before English speaking settlers, the Dena'ina inhabited the area and were known to use Chanshtnu, or "Grass Creek," as a salmon fishing camp. The word Chanshtnu was later transcribed to Chester, giving us the name we now use.
The areas surrounding the creek were developed as Anchorage expanded east in the first half of the 20th century, although some portions were also designated as green spaces. In 1971, as part of the reconstruction following the 1964 Alaska earthquake, existing parks were merged with new purchases to connect Russian Jack Springs to Cook Inlet, creating one of the oldest urban greenbelts in the country. This greenbelt included an area around the outlet of the creek that had subsided during the earthquake, causing it to become partly submerged at high tide. Construction of a permanent embankment flooded this area to form Westchester lagoon, while the remaining area was rehabilitated as parkland.
The drainage basin of Chester Creek includes a number of tributaries, seven drainages each with its own headwaters, Westchester Lagoon, Hilstrand pond, Baxter Bog, and several lakes (including Mosquito Lake, University Lake, Reflection Lake, and Cheney Lake). There are three forks, the largest of which is the South Fork:
Lower Chester Creek forms from the confluence of the North and South Forks and continues to the outlet of Westchester Lagoon where it flows into Knik Arm.
The Chester Creek watershed abuts the watersheds of Ship Creek to the north and both Fish Creek and Campbell Creek to the south.
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