| 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]
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]
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]
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]
