Pyramid Creek is a tributary of Kakiddi Creek, which in turn is a tributary of the Klastline River, part of the Stikine River watershed in northwest part of the province of British Columbia, Canada.[3] It generally flows east for about 9 km (5.6 mi) to join Kakiddi Creek about 10 km (6.2 mi) south of Kakiddi Creek's confluence with the Klastline River.[3][1] Pyramid Creek's watershed covers 22.1 km2 (8.5 sq mi) and its mean annual discharge is estimated at 0.358 m3/s (12.6 cu ft/s).[2] The mouth of Pyramid Creek is located about 44 km (27 mi) southeast of Telegraph Creek, about 26 km (16 mi) west-southwest of Iskut and about 73 km (45 mi) southwest of Dease Lake.[1] Pyramid Creek's watershed's land cover is classified as 44.6% conifer forest, 24.1% barren, 16% shrubland, 9.8% snow/glacier, 5.3% herbaceous and small amounts of other cover.[2]
| Pyramid Creek | |
|---|---|
  Mouth of Pyramid Creek | |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| District | Cassiar Land District |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Mount Edziza |
| • location | Big Raven Plateau |
| • coordinates | 57°46′07″N 130°35′00″W / 57.76861°N 130.58333°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,947 m (6,388 ft)[1] |
| Mouth | Kakiddi Creek |
• location | Stikine Plateau |
• coordinates | 57°46′44″N 130°27′10″W / 57.77889°N 130.45278°W[1] |
• elevation | 751 m (2,464 ft)[1] |
| Length | 9 km (5.6 mi)[1] |
| Basin size | 22.1 km2 (8.5 sq mi)[2] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 0.358 m3/s (12.6 cu ft/s)[2] |
| Basin features | |
| Topo map | NTS 104G15 Buckley Lake NTS 104G16 Klastline River |
Name and etymology
editThe creek is named after The Pyramid, a lava dome in Mount Edziza Provincial Park near the head of Pyramid Creek.[3][4] The name of the creek has not been approved by the Geographical Names Board of Canada and does not appear in BC Geographical Names or the Canadian Geographical Names Data Base.[5][6] It did, however, appear in at least one report and on at least one geologic map by Jack Souther, a volcanologist of the Geological Survey of Canada who studied the Mount Edziza volcanic complex in detail until he retired to the position of an emeritus scientist in 1992.[3][7][8][9]
Course
editPyramid Creek originates from an unnamed glacier on the northeastern side of Mount Edziza, a massive glaciated mountain in the middle of the Big Raven Plateau.[3][7] From its source between Williams Cone and The Pyramid, Pyramid Creek flows east-northeast about 4 km (2.5 mi) through a canyon at the northeastern end of the Big Raven Plateau.[1][3] It then flows about 6 km (3.7 mi) east-southeast down the northeastern side of the plateau into Kakiddi Valley where Pyramid Creek drains into Kakiddi Creek at the northeastern boundary of Mount Edziza Provincial Park.[1][3][10]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i Elevation, length and coordinates derived from Google Earth.
- ^ a b c d "Northwest Water Tool". BC Water Tool. GeoBC, Integrated Land Management Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture and Lands, Government of British Columbia. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
- ^ a b c d e f g Souther, J. G. (1988). "1623A" (Geologic map). Geology, Mount Edziza Volcanic Complex, British Columbia. 1:50,000. Cartography by M. Sigouin, Geological Survey of Canada. Energy, Mines and Resources Canada. doi:10.4095/133498.
- ^ "The Pyramid". BC Geographical Names. Archived from the original on 2021-10-01. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
- ^ "BC Geographical Names". Government of British Columbia. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
- ^ "Canadian Geographical Names Database". Government of Canada. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
- ^ a b Souther, J. G. (1992). The Late Cenozoic Mount Edziza Volcanic Complex, British Columbia. Geological Survey of Canada (Report). Memoir 420. Canada Communication Group. p. 93. doi:10.4095/133497. ISBN 0-660-14407-7.
- ^ "Stikine volcanic belt: Mount Edziza". Catalogue of Canadian volcanoes. Natural Resources Canada. 2009-04-01. Archived from the original on 2009-06-08. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
- ^ "Acceptance of the 1995 Career Achievement Award by Jack Souther" (PDF). Ash Fall. Geological Association of Canada. 1996. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-12-05.
- ^ "A 502" (Topographic map). Telegraph Creek, Cassiar Land District, British Columbia (3 ed.). 1:250,000. 104 G (in English and French). Department of Energy, Mines and Resources. 1989. Archived from the original on 2021-05-02. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
