Tadekho Creek
| Tadekho Creek | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| District | Cassiar Land District |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Kuno Peak |
| • location | Spectrum Range |
| • coordinates | 57°22′24″N 130°42′50″W / 57.37333°N 130.71389°W |
| • elevation | 2,030 m (6,660 ft) |
| Mouth | Mess Creek |
• coordinates | 57°26′32″N 130°54′4″W / 57.44222°N 130.90111°W |
• elevation | 715 m (2,346 ft) |
| Length | 18 km (11 mi) |
| Basin size | 87.1 km2 (33.6 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 2.58 m3/s (91 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Topo map | NTS 104G7 Mess Lake |
Tadekho Creek is a tributary of Mess Creek and part of the Stikine River watershed in northwest part of the province of British Columbia, Canada. It flows generally northwest for roughly 18 km (11 mi) to join Mess Creek just north of Mess Lake.
Tadekho Creek's mean annual discharge is estimated at 2.58 m3/s (91 cu ft/s). Its watershed covers 87.1 km2 (33.6 sq mi) and is almost entirely in Mount Edziza Provincial Park. Only a small part of the upper reaches of one of the creek's southernmost tributaries extends outside the park boundary. The watershed's land cover is classified as 37.8% barren, 22.3% shrubland, 21.7% conifer forest, 13.0% herbaceous, 4.8% snow/glacier, and small amounts of other cover.
The mouth of Tadekho Creek is located about 55 km (34 mi) south of Telegraph Creek, British Columbia, about 64 km (40 mi) northwest of Bob Quinn Lake, British Columbia, and about 230 km (140 mi) southeast of Juneau, Alaska.
Tadekho Creek is in Mount Edziza Provincial Park, which lies within the traditional territory of the Tahltan First Nation, of the Tahltan people.
The name "Tadekho" is a compound word created by Geological Survey of Canada from the Tahltan words tade meaning "three", and kho meaning "grizzly bear". The survey party had been forced to relocate their camp adjacent to this creek because of a mother grizzly bear and two curious cubs.