Sezill Creek

Sezill Creek
Sezill Creek is located in British Columbia
Sezill Creek
Mouth of Sezill Creek
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
DistrictCassiar Land District
Physical characteristics
SourceMount Edziza
 • locationBig Raven Plateau
 • coordinates57°41′14″N 130°42′14″W / 57.68722°N 130.70389°W / 57.68722; -130.70389[1]
 • elevation1,858 m (6,096 ft)[1]
MouthTaweh Creek
 • coordinates
57°41′49″N 130°52′51″W / 57.69694°N 130.88083°W / 57.69694; -130.88083[1]
 • elevation
879 m (2,884 ft)[1]
Length12 km (7.5 mi)[1]
Basin size51.6 km2 (19.9 sq mi)[2]
Discharge 
 • average1.51 m3/s (53 cu ft/s)[2]
Basin features
Topo mapNTS 104G10 Mount Edziza

Sezill Creek is a tributary of Taweh Creek, which in turn is a tributary of Mess Creek, part of the Stikine River watershed in northwest part of the province of British Columbia, Canada.[3] It flows generally northwest for roughly 12 km (7.5 mi) to join Taweh Creek about 5 km (3.1 mi) east of Taweh Creek's confluence with Mess Creek.[1][3][4] Sezill means "it is hot" in the Tahltan language, referring to a group of hot springs that occur along the creek.[3]

Sezill Creek's watershed covers 51.6 km2 (19.9 sq mi) and its mean annual discharge is estimated at 1.51 m3/s (53 cu ft/s).[2] The mouth of Sezill Creek is located about 28 km (17 mi) southeast of Telegraph Creek, about 56 km (35 mi) southwest of Iskut and about 98 km (61 mi) southwest of Dease Lake.[1] Sezill Creek's watershed's land cover is classified as 36.2% barren, 24.7% shrubland, 15% conifer forest, 12.4% snow/glacier, 11.1% herbaceous, and small amounts of other cover.[2]

Sezill Creek is in Mount Edziza Provincial Park which lies within the traditional territory of the Tahltan people.[5][6]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Elevation, length and coordinates derived from Google Earth and the Canadian Geographical Names Database
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b c "Sezill Creek". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
  4. ^ "Sezill Creek". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ 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.