Gerlib Creek Explained

Gerlib Creek
Pushpin Map:British Columbia
Pushpin Map Caption:Mouth of Gerlib Creek
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Canada
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:British Columbia
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Cassiar Land District
Length:10.5km (06.5miles)
Discharge1 Avg:0.938m3/s
Source1:North side of Tadeda Peak
Source1 Location:Tahltan Highland
Source1 Coordinates:57.5531°N -130.6039°W[1]
Source1 Elevation:2000m (7,000feet)
Mouth:Bourgeaux Creek
Mouth Coordinates:57.5114°N -130.5092°W
Mouth Elevation:1010m (3,310feet)
Basin Size:24.4km2
Custom Label:Topo map

Gerlib Creek is a tributary of Bourgeaux Creek and part of the Stikine River watershed in northwest part of the province of British Columbia, Canada.[2] It flows generally east and south for roughly 10.5km (06.5miles)[3] to join the Bourgeaux Creek, a tributary of the Little Iskut River, which in turn is a tributary of the Iskut River, the largest tributary of the Stikine River.

Gerlib Creek's mean annual discharge is estimated at 0.938m3/s. Its watershed covers 24.4km2 and is entirely in Mount Edziza Provincial Park. The watershed's land cover is classified as 50.4% barren, 22.0% conifer forest, 10.8% shrubland, 9.5% herbaceous, 6.9% snow/glacier, and small amounts of other cover.[4]

The mouth of Gerlib Creek is located about 60km (40miles) southeast of Telegraph Creek, British Columbia, about 105km (65miles) south of Dease Lake, British Columbia, and about 250km (160miles) southeast of Juneau, Alaska.[3]

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

Gerlib Creek is named after Robert Gerlib, a student who worked with Canadian volcanologist Jack Souther at the Mount Edziza volcanic complex in 1958. Gerlib was killed in a mining accident the following year.[7]

Geography

Gerlib Creek originates on the north side of Tadeda Peak, about 18km (11miles) south of Mount Edziza. From its source, Gerlib Creek flows east between Armadillo Peak to the south and Esja Peak to the north. Then it turns south, flowing by Hoyaa Peak before emptying into Bourgeaux Creek.[8] [9]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Derived from BCGNIS, topographic maps, and Toporama
  2. JAKWH. Gerlib Creek.
  3. Lengths and distances measured using BCGNIS coordinates, topographic maps, online map servers, and Toporama
  4. Web site: Northwest Water Tool . BC Water Tool . GeoBC, Integrated Land Management Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture and Lands, Government of British Columbia . 4 October 2023.
  5. Web site: Our Territory . Tahltan Central Government . 29 September 2023.
  6. Web site: Dah Ki Mi — "Our House" . Tahltan Band Council . 29 September 2023.
  7. Souther. J. G.. Jack Souther. The Late Cenozoic Mount Edziza Volcanic Complex, British Columbia. Geological Survey of Canada. Canada Communication Group. Memoir 420. 1992. 319. 0-660-14407-7. 10.4095/133497. free.
  8. Web site: Toporama (on-line map and search) . . . 28 September 2023.
  9. Book: Mussio . Russell . Mussio . Wesley . Northern BC Backroad Mapbook . 28 September 2023 . 2018 . Mussio Ventures . 978-1-926806-87-7 . 99.