Tsecha Creek
| Tsecha Creek | |
|---|---|
  Mouth of Tsecha Creek | |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| District | Cassiar Land District |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Mount Edziza |
| • location | Big Raven Plateau |
| • coordinates | 57°46′00″N 130°37′13″W / 57.76667°N 130.62028°W[1] |
| • elevation | 2,093 m (6,867 ft)[1] |
| Mouth | Kakiddi Creek |
• location | Stikine Plateau |
• coordinates | 57°49′41″N 130°25′55″W / 57.82806°N 130.43194°W[1] |
• elevation | 716 m (2,349 ft)[1] |
| Length | 16 km (9.9 mi)[1] |
| Basin size | 23.1 km2 (8.9 sq mi)[2] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 0.423 m3/s (14.9 cu ft/s)[2] |
| Basin features | |
| Topo map | NTS 104G15 Buckley Lake NTS 104G9 Kinaskan Lake |
Tsecha Creek is a tributary of Kakiddi Creek, which in turn is a tributary of the Klastline River, part of the Stikine River watershed in northwest part of the province of British Columbia, Canada.[3] It flows generally west for about 16 km (9.9 mi) to join Kakiddi Creek about 5 km (3.1 mi) south of Kakiddi Creek's confluence with the Klastline River.[3][1] Tsecha Creek's watershed covers 23.1 km2 (8.9 sq mi) and its mean annual discharge is estimated at 0.423 m3/s (14.9 cu ft/s).[2] The mouth of Tsecha Creek is located about 44 km (27 mi) east-southeast of Telegraph Creek, about 26 km (16 mi) west of Iskut and about 73 km (45 mi) south-southwest of Dease Lake.[1] Tsecha Creek's watershed's land cover is classified as 47.8% barren, 27.5% conifer forest, 13.1% shrubland, 10.3% snow/glacier, and small amounts of other cover.[2]
Tsecha Creek is in Mount Edziza Provincial Park which lies within the traditional territory of the Tahltan people.[4][5]
Geography[edit]
Tsecha Creek originates from the northern slope of Mount Edziza, a massive glaciated mountain in the middle of the Big Raven Plateau.[4][6] From its source between Pillow Ridge and The Pyramid, Tsecha Creek flows northwest about 8 km (5.0 mi) to the northwestern edge of the Big Raven Plateau. It then flows about 8 km (5.0 mi) east-northeast down the northwestern side of the plateau into Kakiddi Valley where Tsecha Creek drains into Kakiddi Creek at the northeastern boundary of Mount Edziza Provincial Park.[1][4]
Geology[edit]
The head of Tsecha Creek lies in an area covered by loose black cinders and ash from Williams Cone, the youngest cinder cone in the Desolation Lava Field.[3][7] This lava field is one of the youngest volcanic features of the Mount Edziza volcanic complex which consists of a linear group of volcanoes on the Tahltan Highland.[4][7]
History[edit]
The name of the creek was chosen by surveyors of the Geological Survey of Canada for the creek's association with cinders and ash from Williams Cone. It was first adopted 2 January 1980 on the National Topographic System map 104G/16.[3] Tsecha is a combination of the Tahltan words "tse" and "cha", which mean "rock" and "rain" respectively.[3][7]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h Elevation, length and coordinates derived from Google Earth and the Canadian Geographical Names Database
- ^ a b c d "Northwest Water Tool". BC Water Tool. GeoBC, Integrated Land Management Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture and Lands, Government of British Columbia. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
- ^ a b c d e "Tsecha Creek". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
- ^ a b c d Telegraph Creek, Cassiar Land District, British Columbia (Topographic map) (3 ed.). 1:250,000. A502 (in English and French). Department of Energy, Mines and Resources. 1989. Archived from the original on 2021-05-02. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
- ^ Markey, Sean; Halseth, Greg; Manson, Don (2012). Investing in Place: Economic Renewal in Northern British Columbia. University of British Columbia Press. p. 242. ISBN 978-0-7748-2293-0.
- ^ "Mount Edziza". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
- ^ a b c Souther, J. G. (1992). The Late Cenozoic Mount Edziza Volcanic Complex, British Columbia. Geological Survey of Canada. doi:10.4095/133497. ISBN 0-660-14407-7.
