Tsecha Creek Explained

Tsecha Creek
Pushpin Map:British Columbia
Pushpin Map Caption:Mouth of Tsecha Creek
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Canada
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:British Columbia
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Cassiar Land District
Length:16km (10miles)[1]
Discharge1 Avg:0.423m3/s[2]
Source1:Mount Edziza
Source1 Location:Big Raven Plateau
Source1 Coordinates:57.7667°N -130.6203°W
Source1 Elevation:2093m (6,867feet)
Mouth:Kakiddi Creek
Mouth Location:Stikine Plateau
Mouth Coordinates:57.8281°N -130.4319°W
Mouth Elevation:716m (2,349feet)
Basin Size:23.1km2
Custom Label:Topo map
Custom Data:NTS
NTS

Tsecha Creek is a tributary of Kakiddi Creek, which in turn is a tributary of the Klastline River, part of the Stikine River watershed in northwest part of the province of British Columbia, Canada. It flows generally west for about 16km (10miles) to join Kakiddi Creek about 5km (03miles) south of Kakiddi Creek's confluence with the Klastline River.[1] Tsecha Creek's watershed covers 23.1km2 and its mean annual discharge is estimated at 0.423m3/s.[2] The mouth of Tsecha Creek is located about 44km (27miles) east-southeast of Telegraph Creek, about 26km (16miles) west of Iskut and about 73km (45miles) south-southwest of Dease Lake.[1] Tsecha Creek's watershed's land cover is classified as 47.8% barren, 27.5% conifer forest, 13.1% shrubland, 10.3% snow/glacier, and small amounts of other cover.[2]

Tsecha Creek is in Mount Edziza Provincial Park which lies within the traditional territory of the Tahltan people.[3] [4]

Geography

Tsecha Creek originates from the northern slope of Mount Edziza, a massive glaciated mountain in the middle of the Big Raven Plateau.[3] From its source between Pillow Ridge and The Pyramid, Tsecha Creek flows northwest about 8km (05miles) to the northwestern edge of the Big Raven Plateau. It then flows about 8km (05miles) east-northeast down the northwestern side of the plateau into Kakiddi Valley where Tsecha Creek drains into Kakiddi Creek at the northeastern boundary of Mount Edziza Provincial Park.[1] [3]

Geology

The head of Tsecha Creek lies in an area covered by loose black cinders and ash from Williams Cone, the youngest cinder cone in the Desolation Lava Field.[5] This lava field is one of the youngest volcanic features of the Mount Edziza volcanic complex which consists of a linear group of volcanoes on the Tahltan Highland.[3] [5]

History

The name of the creek was chosen by surveyors of the Geological Survey of Canada for the creek's association with cinders and ash from Williams Cone. It was first adopted 2 January 1980 on the National Topographic System map 104G/16. Tsecha is a combination of the Tahltan words "tse" and "cha", which mean "rock" and "rain", respectively.[5]

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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. 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.
  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. Souther. J. G.. Jack Souther. The Late Cenozoic Mount Edziza Volcanic Complex, British Columbia. Geological Survey of Canada. Canada Communication Group. Memoir 420. 1992. 0-660-14407-7. 10.4095/133497. free.