| Elwyn Creek 14 Mile Creek | |
|---|---|
  Mouth of Elwyn Creek | |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| District | Cassiar Land District |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Mount Edziza |
| • location | Big Raven Plateau |
| • coordinates | 57°44′42″N 130°41′07″W / 57.74500°N 130.68528°W[1] |
| • elevation | 2,030 m (6,660 ft)[1] |
| Mouth | Mess Creek |
• location | Tahltan Highland |
• coordinates | 57°47′16″N 130°59′30″W / 57.78778°N 130.99167°W[1] |
• elevation | 455 m (1,493 ft)[1] |
| Length | 25 km (16 mi)[1] |
| Basin size | 173 km2 (67 sq mi)[2] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 3.34 m3/s (118 cu ft/s)[2] |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Kadeya Creek |
| Topo map | NTS 104G15 Buckley Lake |
Elwyn Creek is a tributary of Mess Creek, which in turn is a tributary of the Stikine River in northwest part of the province of British Columbia, Canada.[3][4] It flows generally west for about 25 km (16 mi) to join Mess Creek about 10 km (6.2 mi) north of Mess Creek's confluence with Taweh Creek.[1][3] Elwyn Creek's watershed covers 173 km2 (67 sq mi) and its mean annual discharge is estimated at 3.34 m3/s (118 cu ft/s).[2] The mouth of Elwyn Creek is located about 16 km (9.9 mi) southeast of Telegraph Creek, about 60 km (37 mi) west-southwest of Iskut and about 93 km (58 mi) southwest of Dease Lake.[1] Elwyn Creek's watershed's land cover is classified as 37.9% shrubland, 30.3% conifer forest, 15.2% barren, 7.6% snow/glacier, 7.1% herbaceous, and small amounts of other cover.[2]
Elwyn Creek is in Mount Edziza Provincial Park which lies within the traditional territory of the Tahltan people.[5][6]
- ^ a b c d e f g 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 "Elwyn Creek". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
- ^ "Mess Creek". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
- ^ "A 502" (Topographic map). Telegraph Creek, Cassiar Land District, British Columbia (3 ed.). 1:250,000. 104 G (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.