Swift Creek | |
Pushpin Map: | Washington#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 260 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the mouth of Swift Creek in Washington |
Source1 Location: | Table Mountain |
Source1 Coordinates: | 48.8431°N -121.7131°W |
Mouth Location: | Baker River at Baker Lake |
Mouth Coordinates: | 48.7211°N -121.6503°W |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Length: | 7miles |
Source1 Elevation: | 4261feet[1] [2] |
Mouth Elevation: | 725feet |
Swift Creek is a southward-flowing tributary of the Baker River, about 7miles long, in Whatcom County in the U.S. state of Washington. It rises in glaciers near Table Mountain, Mount Ann, and Kulshan Ridge, and flows west before being joined by more glacial tributaries. It then winds south-southeast for several miles to Baker Lake reservoir, and there it is joined by Morovitz Creek directly before it enters the lake. Park Creek is a small east-flowing stream that enters Baker Lake very near Swift Creek, but should not be confused as a tributary with it. NFD 11 (Baker Lake Road) crosses the creek near its mouth, which is just downstream of Shannon Creek.