Mosque River

Mosque River
Mosque River is located in British Columbia
Mosque River
Location of mouth of Mosque River
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
Physical characteristics
SourceDiagonal Mountain
 • locationOmineca Mountains
 • coordinates56°45′9″N 127°16′50″W / 56.75250°N 127.28056°W / 56.75250; -127.28056[1][2]
 • elevation1,700 m (5,600 ft)[3]
MouthSkeena River
 • location
Skeena Mountains
 • coordinates
56°31′2″N 127°33′28″W / 56.51722°N 127.55778°W / 56.51722; -127.55778[1]
 • elevation
673 m (2,208 ft)[3]
Length50 km (31 mi)[4]
Basin size499 km2 (193 sq mi)[5]
Discharge 
 • average15.4 m3/s (540 cu ft/s)[5]

The Mosque River is a tributary of the Skeena River in the Stikine Region of the province of British Columbia, Canada. It originates in the Tatlatui Range of the Skeena Mountains,[6] and flows southwest about 50 km (31 mi) to the Skeena River, about 140 km (87 mi) north of Hazelton and about 160 km (99 mi) east of Stewart.[4][7][8] Its watershed covers about 148 km2 (57 sq mi), and its mean annual discharge is 15.4 m3/s (540 cu ft/s).[5]

The river's entire watershed is within the traditional territory of the Gitxsan First Nation and is part of the lands currently under negotiation for aboriginal title according to the British Columbia Treaty Process.[9]

The Mosque River was named in 1940, in association with Mosque Mountain.[1]

  1. ^ a b c "Mosque River". BC Geographical Names.
  2. ^ Derived using BCGNIS coordinates, topographic maps and TopoQuest.
  3. ^ a b Elevation derived from ASTER Global Digital Elevation Model, using GeoLocator, BCGNIS coordinates, and topographic maps.
  4. ^ a b Length measured using Google Maps path tool, BCGNIS coordinates, topographic maps, and ACME Mapper.
  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 1 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Tatlatui Range". BC Geographical Names.
  7. ^ "Canadian 1:50K topographic maps" (map). TopoQuest.com. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  8. ^ Mussio, Russell; Mussio, Wesley (2018). Northern BC Backroad Mapbook. Mussio Ventures. p. 56. ISBN 978-1-926806-87-7. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference gitxsantreaty was invoked but never defined (see the help page).