Information About

Cottonwood Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Cottonwood Creek on The Map

Location

61 ° 29' 39.001" N,
149 ° 35' 34.001" W

Region

Matanuska-Susitna

Nearest City

Eagle River

Elevation

10 ft (3.05 m)

Cottonwood Creek in Detail.

About

heads in a lake, flows SW to Knik Arm, 7 mi. NW of Birchwood and 20 mi. NE of Anchorage, Cook Inlet Low. 13 miles long.

History

Local name reported in 1906 by T. G. Gerdine and R. H. Sargent, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Places Near Cottonwood Creek
Areas:

Ch-ak-nileght, Chuqilin Kaq-, K-enakatnu Kaq-, Nuk-elehitnu Kaq-,

Bays:

Eagle Bay, Goose Bay, Knik Arm,

Capes:

K-eł Taydeght, K-qiydulghakt,

Channels:

K-eyghashtnu,

Cities:

Eagle River, Wasilla,

Dams:

Memory Lake Estates Dam Number 1, Memory Lake Estates Dam Number 2, Otter Lake Dam,

Flats:

Eagle River Flats,

Lakes:

Airolo Lake, Baptist Pond, Baptist Pond, Beach Lake, Bear Paw Lake, Lake Beebe, Bench Lake, Beverly Lake, Beverly Lake, Birch Lake, Blodgett Lake, Bolo Lake, Brocker Lake, Bruce Lake, Bruns Lake, Caves Lake, Cheri Lake, Chignaki Pond, Cloudy Lake, Cloudy Lake, Lake Clunie, Corcoran Lake, Dawn Lake, Dinkel Lake, Dusk Lake, Edmonds Lake, Emerald Lake, Frog Lake, Fuller Lake, Golden Lake, Gwenn Lake, Herkimer Lake, Herning Lake, Hess Lake, Island Lake, Jacobsen Lake, Jaland Lake, Johnson Pond, June Lake, Kalmbach Lake, Lake Kiowa, Knik Lake, Lake Lalen, Lilly Lake, Long Lake, Loon Lake, Lower Fire Lake, Lucile Lake, Lucy Lake, Maruro Lake, Meadow Lakes, Memory Lake, Merri Belle Lake, Minor Lake, Mirror Lake, Mud Lake, Nik-udatl-ech-a Bena, Otter Lake, Paradise Lake, Prator Lake, Psalm Lake, Railroad Lake, Rainbow Lake, Reedy Lake, Scott Lake, Threemile Lake, Totuck Lake, Twin Lake, Upper Fire Lake, Visnaw Lake, Waldon Lake, Wallace Lake, Wasilla Lake, Weinie Lake, Whale Lake, White Lake, Woody Lake, Zero Lake,

Mountains:

Mount Magnificent,

Parks:

Beach Lake Park, Edmonds Lake Park, Loretta French Park, Mirror Lake State Wayside Park, Peters Creek Community Park,

Mountain Passes:

Cottonwood Slough, Palmer Slough,

Peaks:

Bear Mountain,

Rivers:

Eagle River, Eklutna River, Knik River, South Fork Eagle River,

Streams:

Carol Creek, Ch-ak-nileghtnu, Clunie Creek, Coal Creek, Coho Creek, Cottonwood Creek, Crocker Creek, East Fork Coho Creek, Fire Creek, Fish Creek, Fossil Creek, Htidaghituntnu, Little Meadow Creek, Little Peters Creek, Lucile Creek, Meadow Creek, Mink Creek, Moon Princess Creek, O-Brien Creek, Parks Creek, Peters Creek, Soldier Creek, Wasilla Creek, West Fork Coho Creek,

Routes:

Blacktail Ptarmigan Rocks Trail, Eagle River Green Belt Trail, Iditarod Trail, Meadow Creek Trail, Mile High Ridge Trail, Mile High Saddle Trail, Mount Eklutna Trail, Mt Baldy Trail, Peters Valley Trail, Ptarmigan Valley Trail,

Cities:

Birchwood, Chugiak, Cottonwood, Knik, Meadow Lakes, Peters Creek, Tanaina,

Waterfalls:

Barbara Falls,