| Raspberry Creek | |
| Pushpin Map: | British Columbia |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Mouth of Raspberry Creek |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | British Columbia |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Cassiar Land District |
| Length: | 12km (07miles)[1] |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 3.47m3/s[2] |
| Source1: | Raspberry Pass |
| Source1 Location: | Tahltan Highland |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 57.5108°N -130.7278°W |
| Source1 Elevation: | 1409m (4,623feet) |
| Mouth: | Mess Creek |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 57.5633°N -130.8797°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 652m (2,139feet) |
| Basin Size: | 129km2 |
| Tributaries Right: | Walkout Creek |
| Custom Label: | Topo map |
Raspberry 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] It flows generally northwest for at least 12km (07miles) to join Mess Creek about 6km (04miles) north of Mess Creek's confluence with Kitsu Creek.[1] [3] Raspberry Creek's watershed covers 129km2 and its mean annual discharge is estimated at 3.472m3/s.[2] The mouth of Raspberry Creek is located about 40km (30miles) southeast of Telegraph Creek, about 61km (38miles) southwest of Iskut and about 110km (70miles) southwest of Dease Lake.[1] [3] Raspberry Creek's watershed's land cover is classified as 35.1% barren, 24.9% shrubland, 20.7% conifer forest, 16.8% herbaceous, and small amounts of other cover.[2]
Raspberry Creek is in Mount Edziza Provincial Park which lies within the traditional territory of the Tahltan people.[4]
Raspberry Creek originates from Raspberry Pass, an east–west trending mountain pass cutting through the central portion of the Mount Edziza volcanic complex.[5] [6] From its source, Raspberry Creek flows north-northwest through a valley between Gnu Butte and the Kitsu Plateau.[3] [6] Raspberry Creek then flows northwest between the Mess Creek Escarpment where it receives Walkout Creek, its only named tributary.[3] [7] After receiving Walkout Creek, Raspberry Creek enters the broad valley of Mess Creek where it drains.[3]
The historic Yukon Telegraph Trail follows Raspberry Creek.[8] It was built to serve the nearly 3000km (2,000miles) Yukon Telegraph Line which was constructed by the Dominion Government Telegraph Service between 1897 and 1901 to send messages from Ashcroft, British Columbia in the south to Dawson City, Yukon in the north.[9] A former maintenance cabin at Raspberry Creek was one of many that were built every 32km (20miles) along the Yukon Telegraph Trail.[9] [10] [11]
