Beatty Creek is a tributary of the Tahltan River in northwest part of the province of British Columbia, Canada. It flows generally south about 62 km (39 mi)[4] to join the Tahltan River a few kilometres downstream from the Little Tahltan River confluence.[1] The Tahltan River is one of the main tributaries of the Stikine River.
| Beatty Creek | |
|---|---|
  Mouth of Beatty Creek | |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| District | Cassiar Land District |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Level Mountain Range |
| • location | Level Mountain |
| • coordinates | 58°29′9″N 131°25′51″W / 58.48583°N 131.43083°W[2] |
| • elevation | 1,808 m (5,932 ft)[3] |
| Mouth | Tahltan River |
• coordinates | 58°6′7″N 131°11′25″W / 58.10194°N 131.19028°W[1] |
• elevation | 431 m (1,414 ft)[3] |
| Length | 62 km (39 mi)[4] |
| Basin size | 438 km2 (169 sq mi)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 5.73 m3/s (202 cu ft/s)[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Topo maps | NTS 104J6 Beatty Creek NTS 104J3 Tahltan River |
Beatty Creek's watershed covers 438 km2 (169 sq mi),[5] and its mean annual discharge is 5.73 m3/s (202 cu ft/s).[5] The mouth of the Beatty Creek is located about 14 km (8.7 mi) north of Telegraph Creek, British Columbia, about 190 km (120 mi) east of Juneau, Alaska, and about 360 km (220 mi) southeast of Whitehorse, Yukon. Beatty Creek's watershed's land cover is classified as 32.3% shrubland, 22.4% conifer forest, 17.8% barren, 15.8% mixed forest, 10.3% herbaceous, and small amounts of other cover.[5]
Beatty Creek is in the traditional territory of the Tahltan people.[6]
Geography
editBeatty Creek originates on the slopes of Meszah Peak, the highest peak of the Level Mountain Range, a cluster of bare peaks on the summit of the massive Level Mountain shield volcano, which forms the most voluminous and most persistent eruptive centre in the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province. Beatty Creek flows south by Nalachaga Mountain[7] and through a large forested U-shaped valley that was glacially carved into Level Mountain.
Other streams that originate near the source of Beatty Creek include Kakuchuya Creek, Matsatu Creek, Lost Creek, Kaha Creek, Megatushon Creek, and the Little Tuya River, all of which are upper headwater tributaries of the Stikine River and Taku River systems.
As Beatty Creek flows south through Level Mountain and the Nahlin Plateau it collects numerous unnamed tributary streams, some of which also flow through deep valleys carved into Level Mountain. Beatty Creek joins the Tahltan River about 8 km (5.0 mi) downstream from the Little Tahltan River confluence, and about 18 km (11 mi) upstream from the mouth of the Tahltan River where it joins the Stikine River.[8]
Ecology
editBeatty Creek supports runs of Chinook salmon and other salmonids.[9][10]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Beatty River". BC Geographical Names.
- ^ Derived using BCGNIS, topographic maps and TopoQuest.
- ^ a b Elevation derived from ASTER Global Digital Elevation Model, using GeoLocator, BCGNIS coordinates, and topographic maps.
- ^ a b Length measured using Google Maps path tool, BCGNIS coordinates, topographic maps, and TopoQuest
- ^ a b c d e "Northwest Water Tool". BC Water Tool. GeoBC, Integrated Land Management Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture and Lands, Government of British Columbia. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ "Dah Ki Mi — "Our House"". Tahltan Band Council. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ "Nalachaga Mountain". BC Geographical Names.
- ^ Mussio, Russell; Mussio, Wesley (2018). Northern BC Backroad Mapbook. Mussio Ventures. p. 96. ISBN 978-1-926806-87-7. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ "Exploration of Data and Methods for Developing Estimates of a Biologically-Based Spawning Goal and Biological Benchmarks for Little Tahltan Chinook (Stikine River Drainage)" (PDF). Fisheries and Oceans Canada. 2016. p. 3. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ "Evaluating Adult Salmon Migration within the Tahltan River Watershed 2019 Report" (PDF). Pacific Salmon Commission. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
External links
edit- "Beatty Creek". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- "Atlin-Taku Planning Area: Sensitive Wildlife Areas" (PDF). Taku River Tlingit First Nation.