Taweh Creek

Taweh Creek
Big Sheep Creek
Taweh Creek is located in British Columbia
Taweh Creek
Mouth of Taweh Creek
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
DistrictCassiar Land District
Physical characteristics
SourceBig Raven Plateau
 • locationTahltan Highland
 • coordinates57°37′08″N 130°39′09″W / 57.61889°N 130.65250°W / 57.61889; -130.65250[1]
 • elevation1,870 m (6,140 ft)[1]
MouthMess Creek
 • coordinates
57°41′53″N 130°57′35″W / 57.69806°N 130.95972°W / 57.69806; -130.95972[1]
 • elevation
558 m (1,831 ft)[1]
Length25 km (16 mi)[1]
Basin size159 km2 (61 sq mi)[2]
Discharge 
 • average4.32 m3/s (153 cu ft/s)[2]
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • rightSezill Creek
Topo mapNTS 104G10 Mount Edziza

Taweh 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 northwest for about 25 km (16 mi) to join Mess Creek about 15 km (9.3 mi) northwest of Mess Creek's confluence with Raspberry Creek.[1][3] Taweh Creek's watershed covers 159 km2 (61 sq mi) and its mean annual discharge is estimated at 4.32 m3/s (153 cu ft/s).[2] The mouth of Taweh Creek is located about 25 km (16 mi) southeast of Telegraph Creek, about 60 km (37 mi) west-southwest of Iskut and about 100 km (62 mi) southwest of Dease Lake.[1] Taweh Creek's watershed's land cover is classified as 41.3% barren, 21.1% shrubland, 20.7% conifer forest, 8.4% herbaceous, 8.1% snow/glacier, and small amounts of other cover.[2]

Taweh 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 "Taweh Creek". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
  4. ^ "Mess Creek". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  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.