Verrett River

The Verrett River is a tributary to the Iskut River and the Stikine River in British Columbia, Canada. It begins in the Boundary Ranges of the Coast Mountains roughly 40 kilometres (25 mi) from the Alaskan border and flows south until it meets the Iskut River, immediately east of Mount Verrett. It is remote, short, and hardly documented, and is found in an isolated part of the Cassiar Land District, east of Stikine.[1]

Verrett River
The Iskut River near the mouth of the Verrett River
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
Physical characteristics
SourceBoundary Ranges
 • locationBritish Columbia, Canada
MouthIskut River
 • coordinates
56°41′46″N 130°59′50″W
Length11.8 km (7.3 mi)

Course

The headwaters of the Verrett River are several unnamed glacier-fed lakes in the central Boundary Ranges immediately east of Alaska and north of the Iskut River.[2] These drain into the Verrett River which then flows directly south for 11.8 kilometres (7.3 mi)[3] into the Iskut River, which then enters the Stikine River and the Pacific Ocean.

Ecology

Flora

The entire length of the river is found in the mountainous forests of northern British Columbia, which are home to many species of evergreen trees and ferns.

Fauna

The Verrett River is a part of a large ecosystem important to anadromous fish species. The lower reaches of the river near the mouth have been documented to have a fish presence, but the upper areas have too many natural barriers to be accessed by fish.[3] This area, along with the larger Iskut River area, is also important to animal species such as grizzly bears, wolverines, woodland caribou, and wolves, among others.

References
  1. "BC Geographical Names". apps.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
  2. "Landforms of British Columbia" (PDF). Retrieved May 22, 2023.
  3. "Investigative Plan for Verrett River". test.arfd.gov.bc.ca. January 26, 2012. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
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