Trail Creek (Lake Michigan)
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This article is about Trail Creek, a creek flowing into Lake Michigan. For Trail Creek, a town in Indiana, see Trail Creek, Indiana.
Trail Creek is a 7.3-mile-long (11.7 km) north- by northwest-flowing stream whose main stem begins at the confluence of the West Branch Trail Creek and the East Branch Trail Creek in LaPorte County, Indiana, United States. Its mouth is a Lake Michigan harbor and marina adjacent to Washington Park in Michigan City, Indiana.
Quick Facts Trail Creek La Rivière du Chemin (River of the Trail), Native name ...
Trail Creek La Rivière du Chemin (River of the Trail)[1] | |
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Native name | Myewes-zibiwe (Potawatomi)[1] |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
Region | LaPorte County |
City | Michigan City, Indiana |
Physical characteristics | |
Source confluence | Confluence of West Branch Trail Creek and East Branch Trail Creek |
• coordinates | 41°41′12″N 086°50′38″W |
• elevation | 610 ft (190 m) |
Mouth | Lake Michigan |
• location | Michigan City, Indiana |
• coordinates | 41°43′27″N 086°54′32″W[2] |
• elevation | 581 ft (177 m)[2] |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | West Fork Trail Creek |
• right | East Fork Trail Creek, Otter Creek |
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