Chakima Creek

Chakima Creek
Chakima Creek is located in British Columbia
Chakima Creek
Mouth of Chakima Creek
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
DistrictCassiar Land District
Physical characteristics
SourceNear Cartoona Peak
 • locationTahltan Highland
 • coordinates57°34′59″N 130°37′45″W / 57.58306°N 130.62917°W / 57.58306; -130.62917[3]
 • elevation1,815 m (5,955 ft)[2]
MouthShaman Creek
 • coordinates
57°36′41″N 130°24′50″W / 57.61139°N 130.41389°W / 57.61139; -130.41389[1][2]
 • elevation
780 m (2,560 ft)[2]
Length19 km (12 mi)[4]
Basin size100 km2 (39 sq mi)[5]
Discharge 
 • average1.49 m3/s (53 cu ft/s)[5]
Basin features
Topo mapNTS 104G9 Kinaskan Lake
NTS 104G10 Mount Edziza

Chakima Creek is a tributary of Shaman Creek and part of the Stikine River watershed in northwest part of the province of British Columbia, Canada.[1] From its source in the mountains south of Mount Edziza, near Cartoona Peak and Tadeda Peak, it flows generally east for roughly 19 km (12 mi)[4] to empty into Shaman Creek, which flows to Kakiddi Creek, a tributary of the Klastline River, which in turn is a tributary of the Stikine River.[1]

Chakima Creek's mean annual discharge is estimated at 1.49 m3/s (53 cu ft/s). Its watershed covers 100 km2 (39 sq mi), and is mostly within Mount Edziza Provincial Park. The watershed's land cover is classified as 45.7% conifer forest, 26.6% shrubland, 14.0% barren, 9.6% herbaceous, and small amounts of other cover.[5]

The mouth of Chakima Creek is located about 55 km (34 mi) southeast of Telegraph Creek, British Columbia, about 70 km (43 mi) north of Bob Quinn Lake, British Columbia, and about 250 km (160 mi) east of Juneau, Alaska.[4]

Chakima Creek is in Mount Edziza Provincial Park, which lies within the traditional territory of the Tahltan First Nation, of the Tahltan people.[6][7]

The name "Chakima" was created from the Talhtan words cha "beaver" and kima "house", referring to the maze of beaver dams and ponds in the area where Chakima Creek joins Shaman Creek.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d "Chakima Creek". BC Geographical Names.
  2. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference toporama was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Derived from BCGNIS, topographic maps, and Toporama
  4. ^ a b c Lengths and distances measured using BCGNIS coordinates, topographic maps, online map servers, and Toporama
  5. ^ a b c "Northwest Water Tool". BC Water Tool. GeoBC, Integrated Land Management Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture and Lands, Government of British Columbia. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Our Territory". Tahltan Central Government. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  7. ^ "Dah Ki Mi — "Our House"". Tahltan Band Council. Retrieved 29 September 2023.