Tenchen Creek
| Tenchen Creek | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| District | Cassiar Land District |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Tenchen Glacier |
| • location | Mount Edziza |
| • coordinates | 57°44′07″N 130°32′14″W / 57.73528°N 130.53722°W |
| • elevation | 1,233 m (4,045 ft) |
| Mouth | Kakiddi Creek |
• location | Stikine Plateau |
• coordinates | 57°45′35″N 130°26′15″W / 57.75972°N 130.43750°W |
• elevation | 762 m (2,500 ft) |
| Length | 8 km (5.0 mi) |
| Basin size | 42.3 km2 (16.3 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 1.01 m3/s (36 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Topo map | NTS 104G10 Mount Edziza NTS 104G9 Kinaskan Lake NTS 104G16 Klastline River |
Tenchen 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. It flows generally flows northeast for about 8 km (5.0 mi) to join Kakiddi Creek about 13 km (8.1 mi) south of Kakiddi Creek's confluence with the Klastline River. Tenchen is a combination of the Tahltan words "ten" and "chen", which mean "ice" and "dirty" respectively.
Tenchen Creek's watershed covers 42.3 km2 (16.3 sq mi) and its mean annual discharge is estimated at 1.01 m3/s (36 cu ft/s). The mouth of Tenchen Creek is located about 46 km (29 mi) southeast of Telegraph Creek, about 28 km (17 mi) west-southwest of Iskut and about 80 km (50 mi) south-southwest of Dease Lake. Elwyn Creek's watershed's land cover is classified as 32.5% barren, 28.4% conifer forest, 27% snow/glacier, 8% shrubland, 3.3% herbaceous, and small amounts of other cover.
Tenchen Creek is in Mount Edziza Provincial Park which lies within the traditional territory of the Tahltan people.