Trail Creek (Lake Michigan)

Trail Creek
La Rivière du Chemin (River of the Trail)
Bird's Eye View of Michigan City, 1869, by A. Ruger (partial sketch).
Native nameMyewes-zibiwe (Potawatomi)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
RegionLaPorte County
CityMichigan City, Indiana
Physical characteristics
Source confluenceConfluence of West Branch Trail Creek and East Branch Trail Creek
  coordinates41°41′12″N 086°50′38″W / 41.68667°N 86.84389°W / 41.68667; -86.84389
  elevation610 ft (190 m)
MouthLake Michigan
  location
Michigan City, Indiana
  coordinates
41°43′27″N 086°54′32″W / 41.72417°N 86.90889°W / 41.72417; -86.90889
  elevation
581 ft (177 m)
Basin features
Tributaries 
  leftWest Fork Trail Creek
  rightEast Fork Trail Creek, Otter Creek

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.