Remember Rob Stevens, who with his dog found a beaver pond last week in Maple Leaf? Rob said he believes the creek the beavers dammed should be called Maple Leaf Creek.
We were dubious, but hopeful. Wouldn’t it be grand to have a Maple Leaf Creek, we asked.
And it appears we do.
We still haven’t found it on King County’s iMap tool, or on a similar one at the state Department of Ecology, but Rob now e-mails: “Here’s the best source I could find linking the south fork (of Thornton Creek) to Maple Leaf. Look on page 85.”
What he sent is the city of Seattle’s Thornton Creek Watershed Characterization Report. Which on page 85 says:
The South Branch of Thornton Creek drains 2,332 acres in Seattle. This branch is also known
as Maple Leaf Creek. Victory Creek, Willow Creek, and Kramer Creek are tributaries to this
branch.
Water begins its flow to the South Branch west of I-5 near the Evergreen-Washelli Cemetery,
Seattle North Precinct Police Station, and North Seattle Community College. Historically the
college and Northgate area was a large cranberry bog.
