Flyin Creek

Flyin Creek is a tributary of Walkout Creek and part of the Stikine River watershed in northwest part of the province of British Columbia, Canada.^[4][7] It flows generally northwest for roughly 7.7 km (4.8 mi)^[5] to join Walkout Creek, which flows into Raspberry Creek, then Mess Creek, which flows into the Stikine River about 3 km (1.9 mi) downriver from the community of Telegraph Creek. Flyin Creek's watershed covers 16.3 km² (6.3 sq mi),^[6] and is entirely in Mount Edziza Provincial Park. The creek's mean annual discharge is estimated at 0.423 m³/s (14.9 cu ft/s).^[6] The mouth of Flyin Creek is located about 45 km (28 mi) south of Telegraph Creek, British Columbia, about 110 km (68 mi) southeast of Dease Lake, British Columbia, and about 230 km (140 mi) southeast of Juneau, Alaska. Flyin Creek's watershed's land cover is classified as 40.3% barren, 24,2% shrubland, 19.7% conifer forest, 13.8% herbaceous, and small amounts of other cover.^[6]

Flyin Creek
Mouth of Flyin Creek
Location
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
District	Cassiar Land District
Physical characteristics
Source	Cache Hill
• location	Tahltan Highland
• coordinates	57°3′27″N 130°40′6″W[1]
• elevation	1,900 m (6,200 ft)[2][3]
Mouth	Walkout Creek
• coordinates	57°33′25″N 130°45′51″W[4][3]
• elevation	985 m (3,232 ft)[2]
Length	7.7 km (4.8 mi)[5]
Basin size	16.3 km2 (6.3 sq mi),[6]
Discharge
• average	0.423 m3/s (14.9 cu ft/s)[6]
Basin features
Topo map	NTS 104G10 Mount Edziza

Flyin Creek is in Mount Edziza Provincial Park, which lies within the traditional territory of the Tahltan First Nation, of the Tahltan people.^[8][9]

Geography

Flyin Creek originates a few kilometres north of Raspberry Pass on the slopes of Cache Hill,^[10] about 20 km (12 mi) south of Mount Edziza.

The creek flows generally northwest through a steep valley. The upper valley is barren, the lower part is mostly conifer forest. After about 7.7 km (4.8 mi)^[5] Flyin Creek joins Walkout Creek, which flows about 2.3 km (1.4 mi) to Raspberry Creek, which in turn joins Mess Creek. Mess Creek flows north for over 100 km (62 mi) to empty into the Stikine River near the community of Telegraph Creek.^[3][11]

History

The name Flyin Creek comes from local anecdote about an incident in 1954. A well-known bush pilot from Atlin, Herman Peterson, mistook the creek's drainage for Raspberry Pass and flew in under a low overcast. Unable to turn out of the narrow valley he crashed and made his way back to Telegraph Creek on foot.^[4]

See also

• List of rivers of British Columbia

References

1. Derived from BCGNIS, topographic maps, and Toporama
2. Elevation derived from ASTER Global Digital Elevation Model, using GeoLocator, BCGNIS coordinates, and topographic maps.
3. "Toporama (on-line map and search)". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
4. "Flyin Creek". BC Geographical Names.
5. Length measured using BCGNIS coordinates, topographic maps, and Toporama
6. "Northwest Water Tool". BC Water Tool. GeoBC, Integrated Land Management Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture and Lands, Government of British Columbia. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
7. "Flyin Creek". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
8. "Our Territory". Tahltan Central Government. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
9. "Dah Ki Mi — "Our House"". Tahltan Band Council. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
10. "Cache Hill". BC Geographical Names.
11. Mussio, Russell; Mussio, Wesley (2018). Northern BC Backroad Mapbook. Mussio Ventures. p. 99. ISBN 978-1-926806-87-7. Retrieved 28 September 2023.