Balch Creek
Balch Creek is a 3.5-mile tributary of the Willamette River in the U.S. state of Oregon. Beginning at the crest of the Tualatin Mountains, the creek flows generally east down a canyon along Northwest Cornell Road in unincorporated Multnomah County and through the Macleay Park section of Forest Park, a large municipal park in Portland.Photo: Finetooth, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Balch Gulch Bridge and Montgomery Park.
Balch Gulch Bridge
Bridge
The Balch Gulch Bridge, also known as the Thurman Street Bridge, is a bridge in Northwest Portland, Oregon, United States. The bridge is a pratt deck truss built in 1905. On September 23, 2025, the bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
Montgomery Park
Photo: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Montgomery Park is an office building and former Montgomery Ward mail-order catalog warehouse and department store located in Portland, Oregon, United States, built in 1920.
Wallace Park
Park
Photo: Finetooth, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wallace Park is a city park in northwest Portland, Oregon, United States.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kings Heights and Northwest District.
Kings Heights
Neighborhood
Hillside is a Northwest Portland neighborhood in the city's West Hills. It is anchored by the Hillside Community Center, the former site of Catlin Gabel School, which was designed by noted architect Pietro Belluschi.
Northwest District
Suburb
The Northwest District is a densely populated retail and residential neighborhood in the northwest section of Portland, Oregon, United States. Craftsman-style and Old Portland-style houses are packed tightly together with old apartment buildings and new condominiums, within walking distance of restaurants, bars, and shops.
Hillside
Suburb
Hillside is a Northwest Portland neighborhood in the city's West Hills. It is anchored by the Hillside Community Center, the former site of Catlin Gabel School, which was designed by noted architect Pietro Belluschi.
Balch Creek
- Type: Stream
- Description: tributary of Willamette River
- Category: body of water
- Location: Multnomah, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Balch Creek from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Russian—“Balch Creek” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Balch Creek”
- French: “Balch Creek”
- Japanese: “バルチ川”
- Portuguese: “Balch Creek”
- Russian: “Балч-Крик”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Willamette Heights and Northwest Portland.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Balch Canyon and MacLeay Park Lower.
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