Tadekho Creek

Tadekho Creek
Tadekho Creek is located in British Columbia
Tadekho Creek
Mouth of Tadekho Creek
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
DistrictCassiar Land District
Physical characteristics
SourceKuno Peak
 • locationSpectrum Range
 • coordinates57°22′24″N 130°42′50″W / 57.37333°N 130.71389°W / 57.37333; -130.71389[3]
 • elevation2,030 m (6,660 ft)[2]
MouthMess Creek
 • coordinates
57°26′32″N 130°54′4″W / 57.44222°N 130.90111°W / 57.44222; -130.90111[1][2]
 • elevation
715 m (2,346 ft)[2]
Length18 km (11 mi)[4]
Basin size87.1 km2 (33.6 sq mi)[5]
Discharge 
 • average2.58 m3/s (91 cu ft/s)[5]
Basin features
Topo mapNTS 104G7 Mess Lake

Tadekho Creek is a tributary of Mess Creek and part of the Stikine River watershed in northwest part of the province of British Columbia, Canada.[1] It flows generally northwest for roughly 18 km (11 mi)[4] to join Mess Creek just north of Mess Lake.

Tadekho Creek's mean annual discharge is estimated at 2.58 m3/s (91 cu ft/s). Its watershed covers 87.1 km2 (33.6 sq mi) and is almost entirely in Mount Edziza Provincial Park. Only a small part of the upper reaches of one of the creek's southernmost tributaries extends outside the park boundary. The watershed's land cover is classified as 37.8% barren, 22.3% shrubland, 21.7% conifer forest, 13.0% herbaceous, 4.8% snow/glacier, and small amounts of other cover.[5]

The mouth of Tadekho Creek is located about 55 km (34 mi) south of Telegraph Creek, British Columbia, about 64 km (40 mi) northwest of Bob Quinn Lake, British Columbia, and about 230 km (140 mi) southeast of Juneau, Alaska.[4]

Tadekho Creek is in Mount Edziza Provincial Park, which lies within the traditional territory of the Tahltan First Nation, of the Tahltan people.[6][7]

The name "Tadekho" is a compound word created by Geological Survey of Canada from the Tahltan words tade meaning "three", and kho meaning "grizzly bear". The survey party had been forced to relocate their camp adjacent to this creek because of a mother grizzly bear and two curious cubs.[1]

  1. ^ a b c "Tadekho Creek". BC Geographical Names.
  2. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference toporama was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Derived from BCGNIS, topographic maps, and Toporama
  4. ^ a b c Lengths and distances measured using BCGNIS coordinates, topographic maps, online map servers, and Toporama
  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 4 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Our Territory". Tahltan Central Government. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  7. ^ "Dah Ki Mi — "Our House"". Tahltan Band Council. Retrieved 29 September 2023.