Nagha Creek | |
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![]() ![]() Mouth of Nagha Creek | |
Location | |
Country | Canada |
Province | British Columbia |
District | Cassiar Land District |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Kitsu Peak |
• location | Tahltan Highland |
• coordinates | 57°24′59″N 130°43′0″W / 57.41639°N 130.71667°W[3] |
• elevation | 1,800 m (5,900 ft)[2] |
Mouth | Kitsu Creek |
• coordinates | 57°30′21″N 130°51′21″W / 57.50583°N 130.85583°W[1][2] |
• elevation | 690 m (2,260 ft)[2] |
Length | 15 km (9.3 mi)[4] |
Basin size | 46.6 km2 (18.0 sq mi)[5] |
Discharge | |
• average | 1.43 m3/s (50 cu ft/s)[5] |
Basin features | |
Topo map | NTS 104G10 Mount Edziza |
Nagha Creek is a tributary of Kitsu Creek and part of the Stikine River watershed in northwest part of the province of British Columbia, Canada.[1][6] It flows generally northwest and north for roughly 15 km (9.3 mi)[4] to join Kitsu Creek, a tributary of Mess Creek, which in turn is a tributary of the Stikine River.
Nagha Creek's mean annual discharge is estimated at 1.43 m3/s (50 cu ft/s).[5] Its watershed covers 46.6 km2 (18.0 sq mi),[5] and is entirely in Mount Edziza Provincial Park. The watershed's land cover is classified as 38.5% barren, 29.8% conifer forest, 13.4% shrubland, 11.9% snow/glacier, 5.5% herbaceous, and small amounts of other cover.[5]
The mouth of Nagha Creek is located about 48 km (30 mi) south of Telegraph Creek, British Columbia, about 115 km (71 mi) southwest of Dease Lake, British Columbia, and about 228 km (142 mi) southeast of Juneau, Alaska.[4]
Nagha Creek is in Mount Edziza Provincial Park, which lies within the traditional territory of the Tahltan First Nation, of the Tahltan people.[7][8]
The name "Nagha" comes from a Tahltan word for wolverine. According to BC Geographical Names, the creek was named "Nagha" because during time of survey a wolverine frequently visited a sheep carcass on the ice near the surveying party.[1]
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