Chambers Creek | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Washington |
Counties | Pierce |
Cities | Lakewood, University Place, Steilacoom |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Lake Steilacoom |
Mouth | Puget Sound |
• coordinates | 47°11′33″N 122°34′25″W / 47.19250°N 122.57361°W |
Chambers Creek is a creek in Washington. It is fed by Lake Steilacoom in Lakewood, Washington.
Chambers Creek was named for Thomas M. Chambers, who settled near Olympia, Washington, in 1846 and later built a sawmill on the creek. [1]
The creek was also known as Steilacoom Creek, for the Coast Salish tribe whose territory on its north side. [2]
Abitibi Consolidated Inc. owned a paper mill along the south side of the lower reaches of the creek until 2010. [3] The creek is dammed just upstream from the mill to provide water for the now-defunct mill, which began to be demolished in 2011 after the land was purchased by Tim Ralston. [4]
Much of the lower reaches of Chambers Creek is part of the Chambers Creek Properties, a series of recreational sites owned and operated by Pierce County.
The creek is a popular location for fishing, walking, and skimboarding.