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Stikine River Watershed
The Stikine River ( ) is a major river in northern British Columbia (BC), Canada and southeastern Alaska in the United States. It drains a large, remote upland area known as the Stikine Country east of the Coast Mountains. Flowing west and south for , it empties into various straits of the Inside Passage near Wrangell, Alaska. About 90 percent of the river's length and 95 percent of its drainage basin are in Canada.Lehner, B., Verdin, K., Jarvis, A. (2008)New global hydrography derived from spaceborne elevation data Eos, Transactions, AGU, 89(10): 93–94. Considered one of the last truly wild large rivers in BC, the Stikine flows through a variety of landscapes including boreal forest, steep canyons and wide glacial valleys. Known as the "fastest-flowing navigable river in North America," the Stikine forms a natural waterway from northern interior British Columbia to the Pacific coast. The river has been used for millennia by indigenous peoples including the Tlingit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telegraph Creek, British Columbia
Telegraph Creek is a small community located off Highway 37 in northern British Columbia at the confluence of the Stikine River and Telegraph Creek. The only permanent settlement on the Stikine River, it is home to approximately 250 members of Tahltan First Nation and non-native residents. The town offers basic services, including Anglican and Catholic churches, a general store, a post office, a clinic with several nurses on-call around the clock, two Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers, and a K-9 school. Steep river banks and rocky gorges form the terraced nature of the geography. The community includes Telegraph Creek Indian Reserve No. 6, Telegraph Creek Indian Reserve No. 6A, and Guhthe Tah Indian Reserve No. 12 which are under the governance of the Tahltan First Nation of Telegraph Creek. Stikine Indian Reserve No. 7, which is one mile west (downstream) and on the opposite side of the Stikine River, is under the governance of the Iskut First Nation of the settlement ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inside Passage
The Inside Passage () is a coastal route for ships and boats along a network of passages which weave through the islands on the Pacific Northwest coast of the North American Fjordland. The route extends from southeastern Alaska in the United States, through western British Columbia in Canada, to northwestern Washington state in the United States. Ships using the route can avoid some of the bad weather in the open ocean and may visit some of the many isolated communities along the route. The Inside Passage is heavily travelled by cruise ships, freighters, tugs with tows, fishing craft, pleasure craft, and ships of the Alaska Marine Highway, BC Ferries, and Washington State Ferries systems. Coast Guard vessels of both Canada and the United States patrol and transit in the Passage. The term "Inside Passage" is also often used to refer to the ocean and islands around the passage itself. Route It is generally accepted that the southernmost point of the Inside Passage is Oly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coast Mountains
The Coast Mountains () are a major mountain range in the Pacific Coast Ranges of western North America, extending from southwestern Yukon through the Alaska Panhandle and virtually all of the British Columbia Coast, Coast of British Columbia south to the Fraser River. The mountain range's name derives from its proximity to the sea coast, and it is often referred to as the Coast Range. The range includes volcanic and non-volcanic mountains and the extensive ice fields of the Pacific Ranges, Pacific and Boundary Ranges, and the northern end of the volcano, volcanic system known as the Cascade Volcanoes. The Coast Mountains are part of a larger mountain system called the Pacific Coast Ranges or the Pacific Mountain System, which includes the Cascade Range, the Insular Mountains, the Olympic Mountains, the Oregon Coast Range, the California Coast Ranges, the Saint Elias Mountains and the Chugach Mountains. The Coast Mountains are also part of the American Cordilleraa Spanish term for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stikine Country
The Stikine Country , also referred to as the Stikine District or simply "the Stikine", is one of the historical geographic regions of the Canadian province of British Columbia, located inland from the central Alaska Panhandle and comprising the basin of the Stikine River and its tributaries. The term Stikine–Iskut (alone or in various combination forms "District", "Country", "Region") is also fairly common to describe the area, and references the Iskut River, the Stikine's largest tributary and describable as its south fork. Geography The basin of the Stikine is sparsely populated, mostly by members of the Tahltan people, though the lower reaches are the territory of group of the Tlingit people centred on Wrangell, Alaska, which is on Etolin Island just outside the mouth of the Stikine. The region is noted for its rugged and unusual mix of glaciated ranges, semi-arid subarctic volcanic plateaux and cones, and deep river canyons, most of all the Grand Canyon of the Stikine, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southeast Alaska
Southeast Alaska, often abbreviated to southeast or southeastern, and sometimes called the Alaska(n) panhandle, is the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of Alaska, bordered to the east and north by the northern half of the Canadian province of British Columbia (and a small part of Yukon). The majority of southeast Alaska is situated in Tlingit Aaní, much of which is part of the Tongass National Forest, the United States' largest national forest. In many places, the international border runs along the crest of the Boundary Ranges of the Coast Mountains (see Alaska boundary dispute). The region is noted for its scenery and mild, rainy climate. The largest cities in the region are Juneau, Sitka, and Ketchikan. This region is also home to Hyder, the easternmost town in Alaska. Geography Southeast Alaska has a land area of , comprising much of the Alexander Archipelago. The largest islands are, from North to South, Chichagof Island, Admiralty Island, Baranof Is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Forest Service
The United States Forest Service (USFS) is an agency within the United States Department of Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture. It administers the nation's 154 United States National Forest, national forests and 20 United States National Grassland, national grasslands covering of land. The major divisions of the agency are the Chief's Office, National Forest System, State and Private Forestry, Business Operations, as well as Research and Development. The agency manages about 25% of federal lands and is the sole major national land management agency not part of the United States Department of the Interior, U.S. Department of the Interior (which manages the National Park Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Bureau of Land Management). History In 1876, Congress formed the office of Special Agent in the Department of Agriculture to assess the quality and conditions of forests in the United States. Franklin B. Hough was appointed the head of the office. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flood River
The Flood River is a tributary of the Stikine River in the northern part of the province of British Columbia, Canada. From its source the meltwaters of Flood Glacier in the Boundary Ranges of the Coast Mountains, the Flood River flows east for about Length measured using BC Geographic Names coordinates, topographic maps, anToporama/ref> to join the Stikine River. The Flood River's drainage basin covers . The river's mean annual discharge is estimated at , with most of the flow occurring between May and November. The Flood River's watershed's land cover is classified as 53.8% snow/glacier, 26.0% barren, 8.5% shrubland, and small amounts of other cover. The mouth of the Flood River is located about south of the community of Telegraph Creek, about north of Wrangell, Alaska, about southeast of Juneau, Alaska, and about north of Prince Rupert, British Columbia. The Flood River lies within the asserted traditional territory of the Tahltan First Nations people. Geography The F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chutine River
The Chutine River (formerly Clearwater River), is a major right bank tributary of the Stikine River in northwestern part of the province of British Columbia, Canada. It is located just east of boundary between Southeast Alaska and British Columbia. From its source in the Boundary Ranges of the Coast Mountains the Chutine River flows south and east for about Length measured using BC Geographic Names coordinates, topographic maps, anToporama/ref> to empty into the Stikine River at the former settlement of Chutine, near the settlement of Jacksons. The Chutine River's drainage basin covers . The river's mean annual discharge is estimated at , with most of the flow occurring between May and October. The Chutine watershed's land cover is classified as 30.2% barren, 27.4% snow/glacier, 22.6% conifer forest, 9.9% herbaceous, 8.9% shrubland, and small amounts of other cover. The mouth of the Chutine River is located about southwest of the settlement of Telegraph Creek, southeast of Ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tahltan River
The Tahltan River is a tributary of the Stikine River in northwest part of the province of British Columbia, Canada. It flows generally east and southeast about Length measured using Google Maps path tool, BCGNIS coordinates, topographic maps, anTopoQuest/ref> to join the Stikine River at Tahltan, British Columbia. The lower Tahltan River marks the boundary between the Tahltan Highland and the Nahlin Plateau, both of which are part of the larger Stikine Plateau region. The Tahltan River's watershed covers , and its mean annual discharge is . The mouth of the Tahltan River is located about northeast of Telegraph Creek, British Columbia, about east of Juneau, Alaska, and about southeast of Whitehorse, Yukon. The Tahltan River's watershed's land cover is classified as 35.0% conifer forest, 29.6% shrubland, 14.0% barren, 9.1% herbaceous, 8.5% mixed forest, and small amounts of other cover. The Tahltan River is named for the Tahltan people and is in their traditional territory. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuya River
The Tuya River is a major tributary of the Stikine River in northwest part of the province of British Columbia, Canada. From its source at High Tuya Lake in Tuya Mountains Provincial Park just south of Ash Mountain, the highest peak of the Tuya Range, the Tuya River flows south about Length measured using BCGNIS coordinates, topographic maps, anToporama/ref> to meet the Stikine River in the Grand Canyon of the Stikine. The Tuya River's main tributary is the Little Tuya River. The Tuya River divides the Tanzilla Plateau on the east from the Kawdy Plateau, to the northwest, and the Nahlin Plateau, to the southwest. All three are considered sub-plateaus of the Stikine Plateau. The Tuya River's watershed covers , and its mean annual discharge is estimated at . The mouth of the Tuya River is located about northeast of Telegraph Creek, British Columbia, about southwest of Dease Lake, British Columbia, and about east of Juneau, Alaska. The Tuya River's watershed's land co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanzilla River
The Tanzilla River is a tributary of the Stikine River in northwest part of the province of British Columbia, Canada. From its source in the Three Sisters Range the Tanzilla River flows roughly north and northwest to the vicinity of the community of Dease Lake, then turns west and southwest, flowing to the Stikine River in the Grand Canyon of the Stikine. The river's total length is roughly .Length measured using BCGNIS coordinates, topographic maps, anToporama/ref> The Tanzilla River's mean annual discharge is estimated at . Its watershed covers . The watershed's land cover is classified as 28.8% conifer forest, 27.3% shrubland, 24.4% mixed forest, 11.7% barren, 5.2% herbaceous, and small amounts of other cover. The mouth of the Tanzilla River is located about northeast of the community of Telegraph Creek, British Columbia, about southwest of Dease Lake, British Columbia, and about east of Juneau, Alaska. The Tanzilla River's watershed is within the traditional territory of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
