Stewbomb Creek is a

tributary A tributary, or an ''affluent'', is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream (''main stem'' or ''"parent"''), river, or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries, and the main stem river into which they ...

of the Little Iskut River and part of the

Stikine River 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 ...

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in northwest part of the

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. It flows generally southeast for roughly Lengths and distances measured using BCGNIS coordinates, topographic maps, online map servers, an
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Iskut River The Iskut River, located in the northwest part of the Provinces and territories of Canada, province of British Columbia, is the largest tributary of the Stikine River, entering it about above its entry into Alaska. From its source at Kluachon Lak ...

, the largest tributary of the Stikine River. Stewbomb Creek's watershed covers , and is entirely in

Mount Edziza Provincial Park Mount Edziza Provincial Park is a provincial park in Cassiar Land District of northern British Columbia, Canada. It was established on 27 July 1972 to showcase the Mount Edziza volcanic complex and the surrounding Tahltan Highland. Geography The ...

. The creek's mean annual discharge is estimated at . The mouth of Stewbomb Creek is located about southeast of

Telegraph Creek 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 ...

, British Columbia, about south of

Dease Lake Dease Lake is a small community in the Cassiar Country of the Northern Interior of British Columbia, Canada. It is 230 km south of the Yukon border on Stewart–Cassiar Highway (Highway 37) at the south end of the lake of the same na ...

, British Columbia, and about southeast of

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. Stewbomb Creek's watershed's

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is classified as 49.4%

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, 13.8%

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, 13.7%

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, 11.9%

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, 10.7%

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, and small amounts of other cover. Stewbomb Creek is in

, which lies within the traditional territory of the

Tahltan First Nation The Tahltan First Nation, also known as the Tahltan Indian Band, is a band government of the Tahltan people. Their main community and reserves are located at Telegraph Creek, British Columbia. Their language is the Tahltan language, which is an ...

, of the

Tahltan The Tahltan or Nahani are a First Nations people of the Athabaskan-speaking ethnolinguistic group who live in northern British Columbia around Telegraph Creek, Dease Lake, and Iskut. The Tahltan constitute the fourth division of the ''Nahan ...

people.

Geography

Stewbomb Creek originates on the north side of

Yeda Peak Yeda Peak is a volcanic peak of the Spectrum Range on the Tahltan Highland of northwestern British Columbia, Canada, located southwest of Tatogga and south of Kitsu Peak. It is believed Yeda Peak last erupted during the Pliocene period. See ...

of the

Spectrum Range The Spectrum Range, formerly gazetted as the Spectrum Mountains and the Rainbow Mountains, is a small mountain range in Cassiar Land District of northwestern British Columbia, Canada. Located at the southern end of the Tahltan Highland, it bord ...

. The creek flows north, then east. After about it is joined by

Artifact Creek Artifact Creek is a tributary of Stewbomb Creek and part of the Stikine River watershed in northwest part of the province of British Columbia, Canada. It flows generally southeast for roughly Lengths and distances measured using BCGNIS coordinat ...

. About after that Stewbomb Creek empties into the Little Iskut River at the eastern boundary of Mount Edziza Provincial Park. Obsidian Ridge lies between Stewbomb and Artifact Creeks.

History

According to the 1992

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memoir ''The Late Cenozoic Mount Edziza Volcanic Complex, British Columbia'', Stewbomb Creek was so-named to commemorate the explosion of a

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full of

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. The incident happened in a tent while Canadian

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Jack Souther Jack Gordon Souther (April 25, 1924 – June 1, 2014) was an American Canadian, American-born Canadian geologist, volcanologist, professor and engineer. He contributed significantly to the early understanding of Quaternary, recent volcanic activi ...

and his team were camping on the creek during field mapping.

References

{{Mount Edziza volcanic complex Cassiar Land District Rivers of the Mount Edziza volcanic complex Stikine Country Tahltan Tahltan Highland Spectrum Range

Geography

History

See also

References