| Taweh Creek Big Sheep Creek | |
|---|---|
  Mouth of Taweh Creek | |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| District | Cassiar Land District |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Big Raven Plateau |
| • location | Tahltan Highland |
| • coordinates | 57°37′08″N 130°39′09″W / 57.61889°N 130.65250°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,870 m (6,140 ft)[1] |
| Mouth | Mess Creek |
• coordinates | 57°41′53″N 130°57′35″W / 57.69806°N 130.95972°W[1] |
• elevation | 558 m (1,831 ft)[1] |
| Length | 25 km (16 mi)[1] |
| Basin size | 159 km2 (61 sq mi)[2] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 4.32 m3/s (153 cu ft/s)[2] |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Sezill Creek |
| Topo map | NTS 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]
- ^ 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 "Taweh Creek". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
- ^ "Mess Creek". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
- ^ "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.