| Megatushon Creek | |
| Pushpin Map: | British Columbia |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Mouth of Megatushon Creek |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | British Columbia |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Cassiar Land District |
| Length: | 22km (14miles) |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 1.03m3/s |
| Source1: | Level Mountain |
| Source1 Location: | Nahlin Plateau |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 58.4944°N -131.2586°W[1] |
| Source1 Elevation: | 1555m (5,102feet) |
| Mouth: | Nahlin River |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 58.5992°N -131.0878°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 995m (3,264feet)[2] |
| Basin Size: | 52.7km2, |
| Custom Label: | Topo map |
Megatushon Creek is a tributary of the Nahlin River, part of the Taku River watershed in northwest part of the province of British Columbia, Canada.[3] It flows generally northeast and east for roughly 22km (14miles)[4] to join the Nahlin River not far from the Nahlin's source south of Tachilta Lakes. Megatushon Creek's watershed covers 52.7km2, and its mean annual discharge is estimated at 1.03m3/s.[5] The mouth of Megatushon Creek is located about 65km (40miles) west of Dease Lake, British Columbia, about 78km (48miles) north of Telegraph Creek, British Columbia, and about 120km (80miles) east of Juneau, Alaska. Megatushon Creek's watershed's land cover is classified as 34.8% barren, 32.3% shrubland, 24.8% conifer forest, and small amounts of other cover.[5]
Megatushon Creek is in the traditional territory of the Tlingit Taku River Tlingit First Nation[6] [7] and the Tahltan First Nation, of the Tahltan people.[8]
Megatushon Creek originates on the east side of the massive Level Mountain shield volcano, near the headwaters of the Little Tuya River, Kaha Creek, Lost Creek, and Beatty Creek, and about 10km (10miles) east of Meszah Peak, the highest peak of the Level Mountain Range, a cluster of bare peaks on the summit of Level Mountain. The creek flows north, northwest, and east, first through Level Mountain's high and relatively barren lava plateau, then through rugged forested terrain, before emptying into the Nahlin River.[9] [10]