# Chakima Creek

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Tribuatary river in the country of Canada

Chakima Creek Mouth of Chakima Creek Location Country Canada Province British Columbia District Cassiar Land District Physical characteristics Source Near Cartoona Peak • location Tahltan Highland • coordinates 57°34′59″N 130°37′45″W / 57.58306°N 130.62917°W / 57.58306; -130.62917[3] • elevation 1,815 m (5,955 ft)[2] Mouth Shaman Creek • coordinates 57°36′41″N 130°24′50″W / 57.61139°N 130.41389°W / 57.61139; -130.41389[1][2] • elevation 780 m (2,560 ft)[2] Length 19 km (12 mi)[4] Basin size 100 km2 (39 sq mi)[5] Discharge • average 1.49 m3/s (53 cu ft/s)[5] Basin features Topo map NTS 104G9 Kinaskan Lake NTS 104G10 Mount Edziza

**Chakima Creek** is a [tributary](/source/Tributary) of [Shaman Creek](/source/Shaman_Creek) and part of the [Stikine River](/source/Stikine_River) [watershed](/source/Drainage_basin) in northwest part of the [province](/source/Provinces_and_territories_of_Canada) of [British Columbia](/source/British_Columbia), [Canada](/source/Canada).[1] From its source in the mountains south of [Mount Edziza](/source/Mount_Edziza), near [Cartoona Peak](/source/Cartoona_Peak) and [Tadeda Peak](/source/Tadeda_Peak), it flows generally east for roughly 19 km (12 mi)[4] to empty into Shaman Creek, which flows to [Kakiddi Creek](/source/Kakiddi_Creek), a tributary of the [Klastline River](/source/Klastline_River), which in turn is a tributary of the Stikine River.[1]

Chakima Creek's mean annual [discharge](/source/Discharge_(hydrology)) is estimated at 1.49 m3/s (53 cu ft/s). Its [watershed](/source/Drainage_basin) covers 100 km2 (39 sq mi), and is mostly within [Mount Edziza Provincial Park](/source/Mount_Edziza_Provincial_Park). The watershed's [land cover](/source/Land_cover) is classified as 45.7% [conifer forest](/source/Conifer), 26.6% [shrubland](/source/Shrubland), 14.0% [barren](/source/Barren_vegetation), 9.6% [herbaceous](/source/Herbaceous_plant), and small amounts of other cover.[5]

The mouth of Chakima Creek is located about 55 km (34 mi) southeast of [Telegraph Creek](/source/Telegraph_Creek), British Columbia, about 70 km (43 mi) north of [Bob Quinn Lake](/source/Bob_Quinn_Lake), British Columbia, and about 250 km (160 mi) east of [Juneau, Alaska](/source/Juneau%2C_Alaska).[4]

Chakima Creek is in [Mount Edziza Provincial Park](/source/Mount_Edziza_Provincial_Park), which lies within the traditional territory of the [Tahltan First Nation](/source/Tahltan_First_Nation), of the [Tahltan](/source/Tahltan) people.[6][7]

The name "Chakima" was created from the Talhtan words *cha* "beaver" and *kima* "house", referring to the maze of [beaver dams](/source/Beaver_dam) and ponds in the area where Chakima Creek joins Shaman Creek.[1]

## Geography

Chakima Creek originates in the high peaks south of [Mount Edziza](/source/Mount_Edziza), north of Tadeda Peak and south of Cartoona Peak. From its source about 15 km (9.3 mi) south of the summit of Mount Edziza, Chakima Creek flows generally east for about 19 km (12 mi). It is joined by numerous unnamed tributaries which drain various mountains such as Esja Peak and Hoyaa Peak.[8][9] In its lower reaches it makes a southward curve, coming close to Mowdade Lake,[10] then bending northward into a large wetland area. It flows through the northern end Mowchilla Lake,[11] then continues northeast through wetlands to empty into Shaman Creek. Mowchilla Lake and the various unnamed creeks that empty into it are part of Chakima Creek's watershed.[2][5][12]

Chakima Creek's watershed is part of the [Mount Edziza volcanic complex](/source/Mount_Edziza_volcanic_complex). It is mostly within Mount Edziza Provincial Park. Chakima Creek itself is entirely within the park. Chakima Creek flows through Mowchilla Lake, and some of that lake's unnamed tributaries, which are part of Chakima Creek's watershed, drain areas to the south and east of Mowchilla Lake, outside of Mount Edziza Provincial Park.[2][5][12]

## See also

- [List of rivers of British Columbia](/source/List_of_rivers_of_British_Columbia)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-bcgnis_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-bcgnis_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-bcgnis_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-bcgnis_1-3) ["Chakima Creek"](https://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/4870.html). *[BC Geographical Names](/source/BC_Geographical_Names)*. Government of British Columbia – B.C. Geographical Names Office (BCGNO).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-toporama_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-toporama_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-toporama_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-toporama_2-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-toporama_2-4) ["Toporama (on-line map and search)"](http://atlas.gc.ca/toporama/en/index.html). *[Atlas of Canada](/source/Atlas_of_Canada)*. [Natural Resources Canada](/source/Natural_Resources_Canada). Retrieved 4 October 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Derived from BCGNIS, topographic maps, and [Toporama](https://atlas.gc.ca/toporama/en/index.html)

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-length_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-length_4-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-length_4-2) Lengths and distances measured using BCGNIS coordinates, topographic maps, online map servers, and [Toporama](https://atlas.gc.ca/toporama/en/index.html)

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-watertool_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-watertool_5-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-watertool_5-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-watertool_5-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-watertool_5-4) ["Northwest Water Tool"](https://nwwt.bcwatertool.ca). *BC Water Tool*. GeoBC, Integrated Land Management Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture and Lands, Government of British Columbia. Retrieved 10 October 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Our Territory"](https://tahltan.org/our-territory). Tahltan Central Government. Retrieved 29 September 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Dah Ki Mi — "Our House""](https://tahltan.ca/nation/territory). Tahltan Band Council. Retrieved 29 September 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Esja Peak"](https://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/8195.html). *[BC Geographical Names](/source/BC_Geographical_Names)*. Government of British Columbia – B.C. Geographical Names Office (BCGNO).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Hoyaa Peak"](https://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/14868.html). *[BC Geographical Names](/source/BC_Geographical_Names)*. Government of British Columbia – B.C. Geographical Names Office (BCGNO).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Mowdade Lake"](https://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/8195.html). *[BC Geographical Names](/source/BC_Geographical_Names)*. Government of British Columbia – B.C. Geographical Names Office (BCGNO).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Mowchilla Lake"](https://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/8192.html). *[BC Geographical Names](/source/BC_Geographical_Names)*. Government of British Columbia – B.C. Geographical Names Office (BCGNO).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-mapbook_12-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-mapbook_12-1) Mussio, Russell; Mussio, Wesley (2018). [*Northern BC Backroad Mapbook*](https://books.google.com/books?id=pBAFEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA99). Mussio Ventures. pp. 99–100. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-926806-87-7](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-926806-87-7). Retrieved 10 October 2023.

## External links

- ["Chakima Creek"](https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=JAIUP). *[Geographical Names Data Base](/source/GeoBase_(geospatial_data)#Geographical_Names_Data_Base)*. [Natural Resources Canada](/source/Natural_Resources_Canada).

v t e Rivers of the Mount Edziza volcanic complex by drainage basin Iskut River Artifact Creek, Ball Creek, Bourgeaux Creek, Gerlib Creek, Little Iskut River, More Creek, Stewbomb Creek Kakiddi Creek Chakima Creek, Nido Creek, Pyramid Creek, Shaman Creek, Sorcery Creek, Tenchen Creek, Tennaya Creek, Tsecha Creek Mess Creek Crayke Creek, Elwyn Creek, Flyin Creek, Kadeya Creek, Kitsu Creek, Nagha Creek, Raspberry Creek, Sezill Creek, Tadekho Creek, Taweh Creek, Walkout Creek

v t e Mount Edziza volcanic complex Cinder cones The Ash Pit Cache Hill Camp Hill Cinder Cliff Cocoa Crater Coffee Crater Eve Cone Exile Hill Icefall Cone Kana Cone Keda Cone Klastline Cone Mess Lake Cone Moraine Cone Nahta Cone Outcast Hill Ridge Cone Sidas Cone Sleet Cone Source Hill Storm Cone Thaw Hill Triplex Cones Twin Cone Walkout Creek centres Williams Cone Subglacial volcanoes Pillow Ridge Tennena Cone Tsekone Ridge Wetalth Ridge Central volcanoes Armadillo Peak Mount Edziza Ice Peak Spectrum Range Lava domes Glacier Dome IGC Centre Nanook Dome Pharaoh Dome The Pyramid Sphinx Dome Triangle Dome Lava fields Desolation Lava Field Mess Lake Lava Field Snowshoe Lava Field Plateaus Arctic Lake Plateau Big Raven Plateau Kitsu Plateau Ridges Artifact Ridge Cartoona Ridge Idiji Ridge Obsidian Ridge Pillow Ridge Sorcery Ridge Tsekone Ridge Wetalth Ridge Yagi Ridge Mountain passes Destell Pass Raspberry Pass Bluffs Koosick Bluff Ornostay Bluff Glaciers Idiji Glacier Tenchen Glacier Tencho Glacier Tennaya Glacier Streams Artifact Creek Ball Creek Bourgeaux Creek Chakima Creek Crayke Creek Elwyn Creek Flyin Creek Gerlib Creek Kadeya Creek Kitsu Creek Little Iskut River More Creek Nagha Creek Nido Creek Pyramid Creek Raspberry Creek Sezill Creek Shaman Creek Sorcery Creek Stewbomb Creek Tadekho Creek Taweh Creek Tenchen Creek Tennaya Creek Tsecha Creek Walkout Creek Stratigraphic units Armadillo Formation Big Raven Formation (Sheep Track Member) Edziza Formation Ice Peak Formation Kakiddi Formation Klastline Formation Little Iskut Formation Nido Formation (Tenchen Member) Pyramid Formation Raspberry Formation Other Cartoona Peak Gnu Butte Mess Creek Escarpment Volcanism of the Mount Edziza volcanic complex

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