Tadekho Creek Explained

Tadekho Creek
Pushpin Map:British Columbia
Pushpin Map Caption:Mouth of Tadekho Creek
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Canada
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:British Columbia
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Cassiar Land District
Length:18km (11miles)
Discharge1 Avg:2.58m3/s
Source1:Kuno Peak
Source1 Location:Spectrum Range
Source1 Coordinates:57.3733°N -130.7139°W[1]
Source1 Elevation:2030m (6,660feet)
Mouth:Mess Creek
Mouth Coordinates:57.4422°N -130.9011°W
Mouth Elevation:715m (2,346feet)
Basin Size:87.1km2
Custom Label:Topo map

Tadekho Creek is a tributary of Mess Creek and part of the Stikine River watershed in northwest part of the province of British Columbia, Canada. It flows generally northwest for roughly 18km (11miles)[2] to join Mess Creek just north of Mess Lake.

Tadekho Creek's mean annual discharge is estimated at 2.58m3/s. Its watershed covers 87.1km2 and is almost entirely in Mount Edziza Provincial Park. Only a small part of the upper reaches of one of the creek's southernmost tributaries extends outside the park boundary. The watershed's land cover is classified as 37.8% barren, 22.3% shrubland, 21.7% conifer forest, 13.0% herbaceous, 4.8% snow/glacier, and small amounts of other cover.[3]

The mouth of Tadekho Creek is located about 55km (34miles) south of Telegraph Creek, British Columbia, about 64km (40miles) northwest of Bob Quinn Lake, British Columbia, and about 230km (140miles) southeast of Juneau, Alaska.[2]

Tadekho Creek is in Mount Edziza Provincial Park, which lies within the traditional territory of the Tahltan First Nation, of the Tahltan people.[4] [5]

The name "Tadekho" is a compound word created by Geological Survey of Canada from the Tahltan words tade meaning "three", and kho meaning "grizzly bear". The survey party had been forced to relocate their camp adjacent to this creek because of a mother grizzly bear and two curious cubs.

Geography

Tadekho Creek originates on the slopes of Kuno Peak in the Spectrum Range, about 38km (24miles) south of Mount Edziza. From its source, Tadekho Creek flows north of Tadekho Hill and Exile Hill, and south of Outcast Hill. Flowing generally northwest, Tadekho Creek receives numerous small tributaries and one large but unnamed tributary that originates from the vicinity of Yeda Peak and flows north of Kuno Peak and Outcast Hill. After receiving this tributary, Tadekho Creek flows another 5km (03miles) before emptying into Mess Creek just south of Mess Lake.[2]

Tadekho Creek's watershed is within the southern part of the Mount Edziza volcanic complex.[6] [7]

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Notes and References

  1. Derived from BCGNIS, topographic maps, and Toporama
  2. Lengths and distances measured using BCGNIS coordinates, topographic maps, online map servers, and Toporama
  3. 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.
  4. Web site: Our Territory . Tahltan Central Government . 29 September 2023.
  5. Web site: Dah Ki Mi — "Our House" . Tahltan Band Council . 29 September 2023.
  6. Web site: Toporama (on-line map and search) . . . 28 September 2023.
  7. Book: Mussio . Russell . Mussio . Wesley . Northern BC Backroad Mapbook . 28 September 2023 . 2018 . Mussio Ventures . 978-1-926806-87-7 . 99.