Stewbomb Creek is a tributary of the Little Iskut River and part of the Stikine River watershed in northwest part of the province of British Columbia, Canada.[1][7] It flows generally southeast for roughly 14 km (8.7 mi)[5] to join the Little Iskut River, which flows into the Iskut River, the largest tributary of the Stikine River.
| Stewbomb Creek | |
|---|---|
  Mouth of Stewbomb Creek | |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| District | Cassiar Land District |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Yeda Peak |
| • location | Spectrum Range |
| • coordinates | 57°23′15″N 130°40′1″W / 57.38750°N 130.66694°W[3] |
| • elevation | 1,720 m (5,640 ft)[2] |
| Mouth | Little Iskut River |
• coordinates | 57°24′39″N 130°29′42″W / 57.41083°N 130.49500°W[1][2] |
• elevation | 1,110 m (3,640 ft)[4] |
| Length | 14 km (8.7 mi)[5] |
| Basin size | 88.9 km2 (34.3 sq mi),[6] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 3.48 m3/s (123 cu ft/s)[6] |
| Basin features | |
| Topo map | NTS 104G7 Mess Lake NTS 104G8 Refuge Lake |
Stewbomb Creek's watershed covers 88.9 km2 (34.3 sq mi), and is entirely in Mount Edziza Provincial Park. The creek's mean annual discharge is estimated at 3.48 m3/s (123 cu ft/s).[6]
The mouth of Stewbomb Creek is located about 68 km (42 mi) southeast of Telegraph Creek, British Columbia, about 120 km (75 mi) south of Dease Lake, British Columbia, and about 250 km (160 mi) southeast of Juneau, Alaska.[5] Stewbomb Creek's watershed's land cover is classified as 49.4% barren, 13.8% shrubland, 13.7% herbaceous, 11.9% snow/glacier, 10.7% conifer forest, and small amounts of other cover.[6]
Stewbomb Creek is in Mount Edziza Provincial Park, which lies within the traditional territory of the Tahltan First Nation, of the Tahltan people.[8][9]
Geography
editStewbomb Creek originates on the north side of Yeda Peak of the Spectrum Range. The creek flows north, then east. After about 10 km (6.2 mi) it is joined by Artifact Creek.[10] About 4 km (2.5 mi) after that Stewbomb Creek empties into the Little Iskut River at the eastern boundary of Mount Edziza Provincial Park.[2] Obsidian Ridge lies between Stewbomb and Artifact Creeks.[2][11]
History
editAccording to the 1992 Geological Survey of Canada memoir The Late Cenozoic Mount Edziza Volcanic Complex, British Columbia, Stewbomb Creek was so-named to commemorate the explosion of a pressure cooker full of stew. The incident happened in a tent while Canadian volcanologist Jack Souther and his team were camping on the creek during field mapping.[12]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Stewbomb Creek". BC Geographical Names.
- ^ a b c d "Toporama (on-line map and search)". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ Derived from BCGNIS, topographic maps, and Toporama
- ^ Elevation derived from ASTER Global Digital Elevation Model, using GeoLocator, BCGNIS coordinates, and topographic maps.
- ^ a b c Lengths and distances measured using BCGNIS coordinates, topographic maps, online map servers, and Toporama
- ^ 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 28 September 2023.
- ^ "Stewbomb Creek". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- ^ "Our Territory". Tahltan Central Government. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
- ^ "Dah Ki Mi — "Our House"". Tahltan Band Council. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
- ^ "Artifact Creek". BC Geographical Names.
- ^ Mussio, Russell; Mussio, Wesley (2018). Northern BC Backroad Mapbook. Mussio Ventures. p. 99. ISBN 978-1-926806-87-7. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ Souther, J. G. (1992). The Late Cenozoic Mount Edziza Volcanic Complex, British Columbia. Geological Survey of Canada (Report). Memoir 420. Canada Communication Group. doi:10.4095/133497. ISBN 0-660-14407-7.