| Riley Creek | |
| Pushpin Map: | British Columbia |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Mouth of Riley Creek |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | British Columbia |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Cassiar Land District |
| Length: | 10km (10miles) |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 0.192m3/s |
| Source1: | Level Mountain |
| Source1 Location: | Nahlin Plateau |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 58.1725°N -131.0067°W[1] |
| Source1 Elevation: | 1190m (3,900feet) |
| Mouth: | Middle Creek |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 58.0964°N -131.0719°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 501m (1,644feet)[2] |
| Basin Size: | 22.1km2, |
| Custom Label: | Topo map |
Riley Creek is a tributary of Middle Creek, which in turn is a tributary of the Tahltan River, part of the Stikine River watershed in northwest part of the province of British Columbia, Canada.[3] It flows generally south for roughly 10km (10miles)[4] to join Middle Creek about 1.5km (00.9miles) north of Middle Creek's confluence with the Tahltan River. Riley Creek's watershed covers 22.1km2, and its mean annual discharge is estimated at 0.192m3/s.[5] The mouth of Riley Creek is located about 22km (14miles) north of Telegraph Creek, British Columbia, about 74km (46miles) southwest of Dease Lake, British Columbia, and about 122km (76miles) east of Juneau, Alaska. Riley Creek's watershed's land cover is classified as 39.9% shrubland, 36.8% conifer forest, 20.3% mixed forest, and small amounts of other cover.[5]
Riley Creek is in the traditional territory of the Tahltan First Nation, of the Tahltan people.[6] [7]
Riley Creek originates on the southeast edge of the massive Level Mountain shield volcano, about 42km (26miles) southeast of Meszah Peak, the highest peak of the Level Mountain Range, a cluster of bare peaks on the summit of Level Mountain. From its source near Classy Creek, Mansfield Creek, and Hartz Creek, Riley creek flows generally south and through a forested gorge to Middle Creek, which in turn empties into the Tahltan River.[8] [9]