More Creek
| More Creek | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| District | Cassiar Land District |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Near Yeda Peak |
| • location | Spectrum Range |
| • coordinates | 57°21′5″N 130°41′14″W / 57.35139°N 130.68722°W |
| • elevation | 1,935 m (6,348 ft) |
| Mouth | Iskut River |
• coordinates | 57°1′40″N 130°21′30″W / 57.02778°N 130.35833°W |
• elevation | 380 m (1,250 ft) |
| Length | 65 km (40 mi) |
| Basin size | 912 km2 (352 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 50.6 m3/s (1,790 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Topo map | NTS 104G1 Iskut River (North) NTS 104G2 More Creek NTS 104G7 Mess Lake |
More Creek is a tributary of the Iskut River and part of the Stikine River watershed in northwest part of the province of British Columbia, Canada. From its source near Yeda Peak in the Spectrum Range south of Mount Edziza, it flows generally south and east for roughly 65 km (40 mi) to empty into the Iskut River, the largest tributary of the Stikine River.
More Creek's mean annual discharge is estimated at 50.6 m3/s (1,790 cu ft/s). Its watershed covers 912 km2 (352 sq mi), the northernmost part of which is within Mount Edziza Provincial Park. The watershed drains parts of the Mount Edziza volcanic complex. The watershed's land cover is classified as 28.8% barren, 28.5% snow/glacier, 23.3% conifer forest, 10.0% herbaceous, 6.8% shrubland, and small amounts of other cover.
The mouth of More Creek is located about 9 km (5.6 mi) northwest of the community of Bob Quinn Lake, British Columbia, and about 110 km (68 mi) south of Telegraph Creek, British Columbia, and about 280 km (170 mi) southeast of Juneau, Alaska.
More Creek is the traditional territory of the Tahltan First Nation, of the Tahltan people.