# Hackett River

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{{Infobox river
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| subdivision_name3  = [Cassiar Land District](/source/Cassiar_Land_District)
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| source1 = Kennicott Lake<ref>{{cite cgndb|id=JAJIF|title=Hackett River|access-date= 2021-08-19}}</ref>
| source1_location = [Nahlin Plateau](/source/Nahlin_Plateau)
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| mouth = [Sheslay River](/source/Sheslay_River)
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The '''Hackett River''' is a [tributary](/source/tributary) of the [Sheslay River](/source/Sheslay_River) in northwest part of the [province](/source/Provinces_and_territories_of_Canada) of [British Columbia](/source/British_Columbia), [Canada](/source/Canada).<ref name=bcgnis>{{BCGNIS|5171|Hackett River}}</ref> It flows generally northwest about {{convert|33|km|mi|abbr=on}},<ref name=length>Length measured using Google Maps path tool, BCGNIS coordinates, topographic maps, and [http://www.topoquest.com/ TopoQuest]</ref> through two lakes, a wetland, and a gorge, to join the Sheslay River, which in turn is a tributary of the [Inklin River](/source/Inklin_River), the main southeast fork of the [Taku River](/source/Taku_River).

The Hackett River's [watershed](/source/drainage_basin) covers {{convert|528|km2|abbr=on}},<ref name=watertool/> and its estimated mean annual [discharge](/source/Discharge_(hydrology)) is {{convert|7.28|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= 12 August 2021}}</ref> The mouth of the Hackett River is located about {{convert|55|km|abbr=on}} northwest of [Telegraph Creek](/source/Telegraph_Creek), British Columbia, about {{convert|150|km|abbr=on}} east of [Juneau, Alaska](/source/Juneau%2C_Alaska), and about {{convert|330|km|abbr=on}} southeast of [Whitehorse](/source/Whitehorse), Yukon. The Hackett River's watershed's [land cover](/source/land_cover) is classified as 35.2% [conifer forest](/source/Conifer), 30.5% [shrubland](/source/shrubland), 11.8% [mixed forest](/source/Mixed_coniferous_forest), 11.6% [barren](/source/Barren_vegetation), 5.4% [herbaceous](/source/Herbaceous_plant), and small amounts of other cover.<ref name=watertool/>

The Hackett River is in the traditional territory of the [Tahltan](/source/Tahltan) people.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://tahltan.ca/nation/territory |title= Dah Ki Mi — "Our House" |publisher= Tahltan Band Council |accessdate= 17 August 2021}}</ref>

==Geography==
The Hackett River originates with several small streams flowing into Kennicott Lake, on the south side of [Level Mountain](/source/Level_Mountain) on the [Nahlin Plateau](/source/Nahlin_Plateau).<ref name="Kennicott"/> From its source, near Hyland Ranch,<ref>{{BCGNIS|19421|Hyland Ranch}}</ref> the river flows northwest through the [Tahltan Highland](/source/Tahltan_Highland) for about {{convert|33|km|mi|abbr=on}}.<ref name=length/> It first flows to Hatchau Lake,<ref>{{BCGNIS|8578|Hatchau Lake}}</ref> then through the Salmon Creek 3 [Indian reserve](/source/Indian_reserve),<ref>{{BCGNIS|64819|Salmon Creek 3}}</ref> of the [Tahltan First Nation](/source/Tahltan_First_Nation), part of the [Tahltan](/source/Tahltan) people.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://labrc.com/first-nation/tahltan |title= Tahltan Indian Band |publisher= First Nations Land Management Resource Centre |accessdate= 17 August 2021}}</ref>

Continuing northwest between Level Mountain and Kaketsa Mountain,<ref>{{BCGNIS|2975|Kaketsa Mountain}}</ref> the Hackett River flows through a wetland then through a gorge. Along the way it is joined by Stone Creek,<ref>{{BCGNIS|53137|Stone Creek}}</ref> Copper Creek,<ref>{{BCGNIS|13008}}</ref> Pyrrhotite Creek,<ref>{{BCGNIS|22204}}</ref> and [Egnell Creek](/source/Egnell_Creek),<ref>{{BCGNIS|2275|Egnell Creek}}</ref> before joining the Sheslay River. The Egnell telegraph station was located at the mouth of Egnell Creek, not far from the mouth of the Hackett River.<ref>{{BCGNIS|50039|Egnell}}</ref> The locality of [Sheslay](/source/Sheslay%2C_British_Columbia) is located at its confluence with the river of that name.<ref>{{BCGNIS|16284|Sheslay (locality)}}</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=PA106 |accessdate= 13 August 2021 |date= 2018 |publisher= Mussio Ventures |isbn= 978-1-926806-87-7 |page= 96}}</ref>

==History==
The historic [Yukon Telegraph Trail](/source/Yukon_Telegraph_Trail) follows the Hackett River, running northwest from Saloon<ref>{{BCGNIS|13646|Saloon (locality)}}</ref> on the upper [Little Tahltan River](/source/Little_Tahltan_River)<ref>{{BCGNIS|10147|Little Tahltan River}}</ref> to Hyland Ranch on the upper Hackett, and on to Egnell and Sheslay near the mouth of the Hackett River.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=17944 |title= Yukon Telegraph Trail |publisher= [Canada's Historic Places](/source/Canadian_Register_of_Historic_Places) |accessdate= 13 August 2021}}</ref><ref name=mapbook/>

==See also==
*[List of rivers of British Columbia](/source/List_of_rivers_of_British_Columbia)

== References ==
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==External links==
* {{cite web |url= https://www.roundriver.org/wp-content/uploads/pubs/taku/maps/TRTFN_Sensitive_Wildlife_Areas_9june08.pdf |title= Atlin-Taku Planning Area: Sensitive Wildlife Areas |publisher= Taku River Tlingit First Nation |access-date= 2021-08-18 |archive-date= 2021-08-13 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210813083056/https://www.roundriver.org/wp-content/uploads/pubs/taku/maps/TRTFN_Sensitive_Wildlife_Areas_9june08.pdf |url-status= dead }}

Category:Cassiar Country
Category:Level Mountain
Category:Rivers of British Columbia
Category:Stikine Country
Category:Nahlin Plateau
Category:Tahltan

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