Middle Creek (Tahltan River tributary)

Middle Creek is a tributary of the Tahltan River, part of the Stikine River watershed in northwest part of the province of British Columbia, Canada.[4][7] It flows generally south for roughly 15 km (9.3 mi)[5] to join the Tahltan River about 10 km (6.2 mi) north of Tahltan, British Columbia at the Tahltan River's confluence with the Stikine River. Middle Creek's watershed covers 49.6 km2 (19.2 sq mi),[6] and its mean annual discharge is estimated at 0.449 m3/s (15.9 cu ft/s).[6] The mouth of Middle Creek is located about 20 km (12 mi) north of Telegraph Creek, British Columbia, about 75 km (47 mi) southwest of Dease Lake, British Columbia, and about 197 km (122 mi) east of Juneau, Alaska. Middle Creek's watershed's land cover is classified as 45.2% shrubland, 30.8% conifer forest, 21.4% mixed forest, and small amounts of other cover.[6]

Middle Creek
Middle Creek (Tahltan River tributary) is located in British Columbia
Middle Creek (Tahltan River tributary)
Mouth of Middle Creek
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
DistrictCassiar Land District
Physical characteristics
SourceLevel Mountain
 • locationNahlin Plateau
 • coordinates58°11′42″N 131°7′4″W[1]
 • elevation1,262 m (4,140 ft)[2][3]
MouthTahltan River
 • coordinates
58°4′52″N 131°4′50″W[4][3]
 • elevation
386 m (1,266 ft)[2]
Length15 km (9.3 mi)[5]
Basin size49.6 km2 (19.2 sq mi),[6]
Discharge 
 • average0.449 m3/s (15.9 cu ft/s)[6]
Basin features
Topo mapNTS 104J3 Tahltan River

Middle Creek is in the traditional territory of the Tahltan First Nation, of the Tahltan people.[8][9]

Geography

Middle Creek originates on the southeast edge of the massive Level Mountain shield volcano, about 35 km (22 mi) south-southeast of Meszah Peak, the highest peak of the Level Mountain Range, a cluster of bare peaks on the summit of Level Mountain. From its source near Beatty Creek, Mansfield Creek, and the Little Tuya River, the creek flows generally south and through wetlands and a forested gorge to the Tahltan River. Middle Creek's main tributary, Riley Creek,[10] joins near the mouth of Middle Creek.[3][11]

See also

References
  1. Derived from BCGNIS, topographic maps, and Toporama
  2. Elevation derived from ASTER Global Digital Elevation Model, using GeoLocator, BCGNIS coordinates, and topographic maps.
  3. "Toporama (on-line map and search)". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  4. "Middle Creek". BC Geographical Names.
  5. Length measured using BCGNIS coordinates, topographic maps, and Toporama
  6. "Northwest Water Tool". BC Water Tool. GeoBC, Integrated Land Management Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture and Lands, Government of British Columbia. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  7. "Middle Creek". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  8. "Our Territory". Tahltan Central Government. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  9. "Dah Ki Mi — "Our House"". Tahltan Band Council. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  10. "Riley Creek". BC Geographical Names.
  11. Mussio, Russell; Mussio, Wesley (2018). Northern BC Backroad Mapbook. Mussio Ventures. p. 96. ISBN 978-1-926806-87-7. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
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