Global InformationMatsatu Creek information
| Matsatu Creek | |
|---|---|
  Mouth of Matsatu Creek | |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| District | Cassiar Land District |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Level Mountain |
| • location | Nahlin Plateau |
| • coordinates | 58°29′56″N 131°25′16″W / 58.49889°N 131.42111°W[3] |
| • elevation | 1,700 m (5,600 ft)[2] |
| Mouth | Kakuchuya Creek |
• coordinates | 58°35′20″N 131°46′2″W / 58.58889°N 131.76722°W[1][2] |
• elevation | 940 m (3,080 ft)[2] |
| Length | 35 km (22 mi)[4] |
| Basin size | 912 km2 (352 sq mi)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 3.02 m3/s (107 cu ft/s)[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Topo map | NTS 104J11 Granite Lake NTS 104J12 Dudidontu River |
Matsatu Creek, historically called the Matsatu River, is a tributary of Kakuchuya Creek and part of the Taku River watershed in northwest part of the province of British Columbia, Canada.[1][6] It is located 40 km (25 mi) north of the abandoned settlement of Sheslay in Cassiar Land District.
From its source at Level Mountain, where it has cut a large gorge into its western escarpment, Matsatu Creek flows generally north and west for roughly 35 km (22 mi)[4] to join Kakuchuya Creek, the main tributary of the Dudidontu River.[7] The Dudidontu River in turn flows into the Nahlin River, a tributary of the Inklin River, which flows into the Taku River.[5]
Matsatu Creek's mean annual discharge is estimated at 3.02 m3/s (107 cu ft/s).[5] Its watershed covers 912 km2 (352 sq mi).[5] The watershed's land cover is classified as 52.7% barren, 28.6% shrubland, 10.1% conifer forest, 5.0% herbaceous, and small amounts of other cover.[5]
The mouth of Matsatu Creek is located about 85 km (53 mi) north of Telegraph Creek, British Columbia, about 105 km (65 mi) west of Dease Lake, British Columbia, and about 158 km (98 mi) east of Juneau, Alaska.
Matsatu Creek's watershed is within the traditional territory of the Tahltan First Nation, of the Tahltan people.[8][9]
- ^ a b "Matsatu Creek". BC Geographical Names.
- ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference
toporamawas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Derived from BCGNIS, topographic maps, and Toporama
- ^ a b Length measured using BCGNIS coordinates, topographic maps, and Toporama
- ^ a b c d e f "Northwest Water Tool". BC Water Tool. GeoBC, Integrated Land Management Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture and Lands, Government of British Columbia. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ "Matsatu Creek". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- ^ Annual Report of the Department of the Interior for the Year 1896 (Report). Ottawa, Ontario: Department of the Interior. 1897. p. 109.
- ^ "Our Territory". Tahltan Central Government. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
- ^ "Dah Ki Mi — "Our House"". Tahltan Band Council. Retrieved 29 September 2023.