Tsecha Creek

Tsecha Creek
Mouth of Tsecha Creek
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
DistrictCassiar Land District
Physical characteristics
SourceMount Edziza
  locationBig Raven Plateau
  coordinates57°46′00″N 130°37′13″W / 57.76667°N 130.62028°W / 57.76667; -130.62028
  elevation2,093 m (6,867 ft)
MouthKakiddi Creek
  location
Stikine Plateau
  coordinates
57°49′41″N 130°25′55″W / 57.82806°N 130.43194°W / 57.82806; -130.43194
  elevation
716 m (2,349 ft)
Length16 km (9.9 mi)
Basin size23.1 km2 (8.9 sq mi)
Discharge 
  average0.423 m3/s (14.9 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Topo mapNTS 104G15 Buckley Lake
NTS 104G9 Kinaskan Lake

Tsecha 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 west for about 16 km (9.9 mi) to join Kakiddi Creek about 5 km (3.1 mi) south of Kakiddi Creek's confluence with the Klastline River. Tsecha Creek's watershed covers 23.1 km2 (8.9 sq mi) and its mean annual discharge is estimated at 0.423 m3/s (14.9 cu ft/s). The mouth of Tsecha Creek is located about 44 km (27 mi) east-southeast of Telegraph Creek, about 26 km (16 mi) west of Iskut and about 73 km (45 mi) south-southwest of Dease Lake. Tsecha Creek's watershed's land cover is classified as 47.8% barren, 27.5% conifer forest, 13.1% shrubland, 10.3% snow/glacier, and small amounts of other cover.

Tsecha Creek is in Mount Edziza Provincial Park which lies within the traditional territory of the Tahltan people.