Flyin Creek

{{Short description|Tribuatary river in the country of Canada}} {{Infobox river | name = Flyin Creek | name_native = | name_native_lang = | name_other = | name_etymology =  | image = | image_caption = | map = | map_size = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = British Columbia | pushpin_map_size = | pushpin_map_caption = Mouth of Flyin Creek  | subdivision_type1 = Country | subdivision_name1 = [[Canada]] | subdivision_type2 = Province | subdivision_name2 = [[British Columbia]] | subdivision_type3 = District | subdivision_name3 = [[Cassiar Land District]] | subdivision_type4 = | subdivision_name4 = | subdivision_type5 = | subdivision_name5 =  | length = {{convert|7.7|km|abbr=on}}<ref name=length/> | discharge1_location = | discharge1_min = | discharge1_avg = {{convert|0.423|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}<ref name=watertool/> | discharge1_max =  | source1 = [[Cache Hill]] | source1_location = [[Tahltan Highland]] | source1_coordinates = {{coord|57|3|27|N|130|40|6|W|display=inline}}<ref>Derived from BCGNIS, topographic maps, and [https://atlas.gc.ca/toporama/en/index.html Toporama]</ref> | source1_elevation = {{convert|1900|m|abbr=on}}<ref name="geolocator"/><ref name=toporama/> | mouth = [[Walkout Creek]] | mouth_location = | mouth_coordinates = {{coord|57|33|25|N|130|45|51|W|display=inline,title}}<ref name=bcgnis/><ref name=toporama/> | mouth_elevation = {{convert|985|m|abbr=on}}<ref name="geolocator">Elevation derived from [[ASTER Global Digital Elevation Model]], using [http://tools.freeside.sk/geolocator/geolocator.html GeoLocator], BCGNIS coordinates, and topographic maps.</ref> | progression = | river_system = | basin_size = {{convert|16.3|km2|abbr=on}},<ref name=watertool/> | tributaries_left = | tributaries_right = | custom_label = [[Topographic map|Topo map]] | custom_data = [[National Topographic System|NTS]] {{Canada NTS Map Sheet|104|G|10}} | extra = }} '''Flyin Creek''' is a [[tributary]] of [[Walkout Creek]] and part of the [[Stikine River]] [[drainage basin|watershed]] in northwest part of the [[Provinces and territories of Canada|province]] of [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]].<ref name=bcgnis>{{BCGNIS|12946|Flyin Creek}}</ref><ref>{{cite cgndb|id=JAXDT|title=Flyin Creek}}</ref> It flows generally northwest for roughly {{convert|7.7|km|mi|abbr=on}}<ref name=length>Length measured using BCGNIS coordinates, topographic maps, and [https://atlas.gc.ca/toporama/en/index.html Toporama]</ref> to join Walkout Creek, which flows into [[Raspberry Creek (British Columbia)|Raspberry Creek]], then [[Mess Creek]], which flows into the Stikine River about {{convert|3|km|abbr=on}} downriver from the community of [[Telegraph Creek]]. Flyin Creek's watershed covers {{convert|16.3|km2|abbr=on}},<ref name=watertool/> and is entirely in [[Mount Edziza Provincial Park]]. The creek's mean annual [[Discharge (hydrology)|discharge]] is estimated at {{convert|0.423|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}.<ref name=watertool>{{cite web |url= https://nwwt.bcwatertool.ca |title= Northwest Water Tool |work= BC Water Tool |publisher= GeoBC, Integrated Land Management Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture and Lands, Government of British Columbia |accessdate= 28 September 2023}}</ref> The mouth of Flyin Creek is located about {{convert|45|km|abbr=on}} south of [[Telegraph Creek]], British Columbia, about {{convert|110|km|abbr=on}} southeast of [[Dease Lake]], British Columbia, and about {{convert|230|km|abbr=on}} southeast of [[Juneau, Alaska]]. Flyin Creek's watershed's [[land cover]] is classified as 40.3% [[Barren vegetation|barren]], 24,2% [[shrubland]], 19.7% [[Conifer|conifer forest]], 13.8% [[Herbaceous plant|herbaceous]], and small amounts of other cover.<ref name=watertool/>

Flyin Creek is in [[Mount Edziza Provincial Park]], which lies within the traditional territory of the [[Tahltan First Nation]], of the [[Tahltan]] people.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://tahltan.org/our-territory |title= Our Territory |publisher= Tahltan Central Government |accessdate= 29 September 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://tahltan.ca/nation/territory |title= Dah Ki Mi — "Our House" |publisher= Tahltan Band Council |accessdate= 29 September 2023}}</ref>

==Geography== Flyin Creek originates a few kilometres north of Raspberry Pass on the slopes of [[Cache Hill]],<ref>{{BCGNIS|9345|Cache Hill}}</ref> about {{convert|20|km|abbr=on}} 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 {{convert|7.7|km|mi|abbr=on}}<ref name=length/> Flyin Creek joins Walkout Creek, which flows about {{convert|2.3|km|mi|abbr=on}} to Raspberry Creek, which in turn joins Mess Creek. Mess Creek flows north for over {{convert|100|km|mi|abbr=on}} to empty into the Stikine River near the community of [[Telegraph Creek]].<ref name=toporama>{{cite web |url= http://atlas.gc.ca/toporama/en/index.html |title= Toporama (on-line map and search) |work= [[Atlas of Canada]] |publisher= [[Natural Resources Canada]] |accessdate= 28 September 2023}}</ref><ref name=mapbook>{{cite book |last1= Mussio |first1= Russell |last2= Mussio |first2= Wesley |title= Northern BC Backroad Mapbook |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pBAFEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA99 |accessdate= 28 September 2023 |date= 2018 |publisher= Mussio Ventures |isbn= 978-1-926806-87-7 |page= 99}}</ref>

==History== The name Flyin Creek comes from local anecdote about an incident in 1954. A well-known [[bush pilot]] from [[Atlin, British Columbia|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.<ref name=bcgnis/>

==See also== *[[List of rivers of British Columbia]]

== References == {{Reflist}}

[[Category:Cassiar Land District]] [[Category:Rivers of the Mount Edziza volcanic complex]] [[Category:Stikine Country]] [[Category:Tahltan]] [[Category:Mount Edziza Provincial Park]]