Little Iskut River
| Little Iskut River | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| District | Cassiar Land District |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Little Ball Lake |
| • location | Spectrum Range |
| • coordinates | 57°20′55″N 130°35′20″W / 57.34861°N 130.58889°W |
| • elevation | 1,500 m (4,900 ft) |
| Mouth | Iskut River |
• location | Tahltan Highland |
• coordinates | 57°26′55″N 130°16′7″W / 57.44861°N 130.26861°W |
• elevation | 740 m (2,430 ft) |
| Length | 45 km (28 mi) |
| Basin size | 453 km2 (175 sq mi), |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 12.8 m3/s (450 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Topo map | NTS 104G8 Refuge Lake NTS 104G9 Kinaskan Lake NTS 104G10 Mount Edziza NTS 104G7 Mess Lake |
The Little Iskut River is a tributary of the Iskut River in the northwest part of the province of British Columbia, Canada, in Cassiar Land District. From its source at Little Ball Lake in Mount Edziza Provincial Park, the Little Iskut River flows about 45 km (28 mi), generally north to the vicinity of Mowdale Lake, then southeast and south to the Iskut River just below Cascade Falls. The Little Iskut River is part of the Stikine River drainage basin, as the Iskut River is a major tributary of the Stikine.
The Little Iskut River's watershed covers 453 km2 (175 sq mi) and its mean annual discharge is an estimated 12.8 m3/s (450 cu ft/s). The river's watershed's land cover is classified as 36.8% conifer forest, 27.9% barren, 17.3% shrubland, 10.3% herbaceous, and small amounts of other cover.
The mouth of the Little Iskut River is located about 73 km (45 mi) southeast of Telegraph Creek, British Columbia, about 110 km (68 mi) south of Dease Lake, and about 165 km (103 mi) northeast of Wrangell, Alaska.
The Little Iskut River is in the asserted traditional territory of the Tahltan First Nation and Iskut First Nation, of the Tahltan people.