{{Infobox river | name = Sheslay River | name_native = | name_native_lang = | name_other = | name_etymology = <!---------------------- IMAGE & MAP --> | image = | image_caption = | map = | map_size = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = British Columbia | pushpin_map_size = | pushpin_map_caption = Mouth of Sheslay River <!---------------------- LOCATION --> | 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 = <!---------------------- PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS --> | length = {{convert|150|km|abbr=on}}<ref name=length/> | width_min = | width_avg = | width_max = | depth_min = | depth_avg = | depth_max = | discharge1_location = | discharge1_min = | discharge1_avg = {{convert|65.3|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}<ref name=watertool/> | discharge1_max = <!---------------------- BASIN FEATURES --> | source1 = [[Boundary Ranges]] | source1_location = [[Coast Mountains]] | source1_coordinates = {{coord|57|54|58|N|132|19|4|W|display=inline}}<ref>{{bcgnis|19279|Nahlin River}}</ref> | source1_elevation = {{convert|1352|m|abbr=on}}<ref name="geolocator"/> | mouth = [[Inklin River]] | mouth_location = [[Stikine Plateau]] | mouth_coordinates = {{coord|58|46|34|N|132|5|38|W|display=inline,title}}<ref name=bcgnis/> | mouth_elevation = {{convert|337|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|3342|km2|abbr=on}},<ref name=watertool/> | tributaries_left = | tributaries_right = | custom_label = [[Topographic map|Topo maps]] | custom_data = [[National Topographic System|NTS]] {{Canada NTS Map Sheet|104|J|4}}<br>[[National Topographic System|NTS]] {{Canada NTS Map Sheet|104|J|5}}<br>[[National Topographic System|NTS]] {{Canada NTS Map Sheet|104|J|16}} | extra = }} The '''Sheslay River''' is a [[tributary]] of the [[Inklin River]] in northwest part of the [[Provinces and territories of Canada|province]] of [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]]. <ref name=bcgnis>{{BCGNIS|16283|Sheslay River}}</ref> It joins the [[Nahlin River]] to form the Inklin River, one of the main tributaries of the [[Taku River]].<ref>{{cite book |last= Lord |first= Nancy |title= Rock, Water, Wild: An Alaskan Life |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=8XNzra78RK0C&pg=PA97 |accessdate= 12 August 2021 |date= 2009 |publisher= University of Nebraska Press |isbn= 0-8032-2609-8 |page= 97}}</ref> The lower Sheslay River marks the boundary between the [[Taku Plateau]] and the [[Nahlin Plateau]]. Its mouth at the Nahlin River marks the junction of the Taku, Nahlin, and [[Kawdy Plateau]]s. All three of these are part of the larger [[Stikine Plateau]] region.<ref name=landforms>{{cite book |last= Holland |first= Stuart S. |title= Landforms of British Columbia: A Physiographic Outline |date= 1976 |publisher= Government of British Columbia |page= 137 |url= http://cmscontent.nrs.gov.bc.ca/geoscience/PublicationCatalogue/Bulletin/BCGS_B048.pdf |accessdate= 23 August 2021}}</ref>
The Sheslay River is in the traditional territory of the [[Taku River Tlingit First Nation]], part of the [[Tlingit]] people.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://takhuatlen.org |title= T’akhu  Tlèn Conservancy |publisher= Taku Conservancy |accessdate= 12 August 2021}}</ref>
The Sheslay River originates in the [[Cheja Range]] of the [[Boundary Ranges]], close to the headwaters of the [[Chutine River]] and the [[Stikine Icecap]]. It flows generally north about {{convert|150|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> to join the [[Nahlin River]].<ref>{{bcgnis|19279|Nahlin River}}</ref> The confluence of the Sheslay and Nahlin Rivers marks the beginning of the Inklin River.<ref>{{bcgnis|2913|Inklin River}}</ref> The mouth of the Sheslay River is located about {{convert|145|km|abbr=on}} northeast of [[Juneau, Alaska]] and about {{convert|110|km|abbr=on}} northwest of [[Telegraph Creek]], British Columbia.
The Sheslay River's [[drainage basin|watershed]] covers {{convert| 3342 |km2|abbr=on}},<ref name=watertool/> and its mean annual [[Discharge (hydrology)|discharge]] is {{convert|65.3|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>
Major tributaries of the Sheslay River include Shearer Creek,<ref>{{BCGNIS|39605|Shearer Creek}}</ref> Moosehorn Creek,<ref>{{BCGNIS|39564|Moosehorn Creek}}</ref> [[Hackett River]] and [[Egnell Creek]],<ref>{{bcgnis|5171|Hackett River}}</ref><ref>{{BCGNIS|2275|Egnell Creek}}</ref> [[Samotua River]],<ref>{{bcgnis|19327|Samotua River}}</ref> and Tatsatua Creek.<ref>{{bcgnis|19392|Tatsatua Creek}}</ref> The middle Sheslay River, above the Samotua River, lies between the [[Chechidla Range]] and [[Level Mountain]]. The small settlement of [[Sheslay, British Columbia|Sheslay]] is located at the confluence of the Sheslay and Hackett Rivers. The lower Sheslay River, below the mouth of the Samotua River, flows just south and west of [[Heart Peaks]], part of the [[Nahlin Plateau]]. The lowermost Sheslay River flows between the Taku and Nahlin Plateaus.<ref name=landforms/> Its confluence with the Nahlin River forms the Inklin River.
The Sheslay River supports a number [[Salmonidae|salmonids]], including [[Chinook salmon]], [[coho salmon]], [[sockeye salmon]], [[steelhead trout]], [[rainbow trout]], [[lake trout]], [[Dolly Varden trout]], [[bull trout]], and [[round whitefish]]. It also supports populations of [[coastrange sculpin]] and [[slimy sculpin]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.legis.state.ak.us/basis/get_documents.asp?session=27&docid=6357 |title= Taku River Fish Populations |publisher= Alaska State Legislature |accessdate= 12 August 2021}}</ref>
==See also== *[[List of rivers of British Columbia]]
== References == {{Reflist}}
==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}}
* {{cite web |url= https://trtfn.com |title= Taku River Tlingit First Nation |publisher= Taku River Tlingit First Nation}}
[[Category:Atlin District]] [[Category:Cassiar Country]] [[Category:Rivers of British Columbia]] [[Category:Rivers of the Boundary Ranges]] [[Category:Taku Plateau]] [[Category:Tlingit]]