Raspberry Creek (British Columbia) Explained

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]

Geography

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]

History

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]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Elevation, length and coordinates derived from Google Earth and the Canadian Geographical Names Database
  2. Web site: Northwest Water Tool . BC Water Tool . GeoBC, Integrated Land Management Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture and Lands, Government of British Columbia . 2023-09-26.
  3. JBPNS. Raspberry Creek. 2023-09-26.
  4. Book: Markey. Sean. Halseth. Greg. Manson. Don. Investing in Place: Economic Renewal in Northern British Columbia. University of British Columbia Press. 242. 2012. 978-0-7748-2293-0.
  5. 23319. Raspberry Pass. 2023-09-26.
  6. Souther. J. G.. Jack Souther. The Late Cenozoic Mount Edziza Volcanic Complex, British Columbia. Geological Survey of Canada. Canada Communication Group. Memoir 420. 1992. 32. 0-660-14407-7. 10.4095/133497. free.
  7. Telegraph Creek, Cassiar Land District, British Columbia. https://web.archive.org/web/20210502071600/https://volcano.si.edu/maps/GVAlaskaCanada/G910509-006.jpg. 1:250,000. 104 G. A 502. 3. Topographic map. Department of Energy, Mines and Resources. 1989. en,fr. 2021-09-25. 2021-05-02.
  8. Book: Mussio. Russell. Northern BC Backroad Mapbook. Mussio Ventures. 88. 2018. 978-1-926806-87-7.
  9. Web site: Yukon Telegraph Trail. Canadian Register of Historic Places. 2023-09-26.
  10. Web site: Mount Edziza Provincial Park. https://web.archive.org/web/20230123120553/https://bcparks.ca/explore/parkpgs/mt_edziza/. 2023-01-23. BC Parks. 2021-10-21.
  11. Book: Miller. Bill. Wires in the Wilderness: The Story of the Yukon Telegraph. The Early Years: Discontent and Description. Heritage House Publishing. 133. 2004. 978-1-894384-58-2.