Clover Creek (Washington)

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Map of Clover Creek

Clover Creek is a creek in Pierce County, Washington. Clover Creek rises near Frederickson, flows through Spanaway and Parkland, is diverted under the main runway of McChord Air Force Base and Interstate 5, and into Lakewood, where it spills into Lake Steilacoom.

Its drainage basin is 74 square miles (190 km²). The creek is 13.8 miles (22.2 km) long.^[1] Clover Creek was the traditional home of the Sastuck band of the Steilacoom Tribe of Indians.^[2]

References

↑ Clover Creek basin description, Pierce County Department of Public Works
↑ Steilacoom Tribe History, Steilacoom Tribal Cultural Center

External links

U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Clover Creek
USGS Real-Time Water Data for Clover Creek near Tillicum, WA

Coordinates: 47°9′25″N 122°31′43″W / 47.15694°N 122.52861°W / 47.15694; -122.52861

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