Walkout Creek

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'''Walkout Creek''' is a [[tributary]] of [[Raspberry Creek (British Columbia)|Raspberry Creek]], which in turn is a tributary of [[Mess Creek]], 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|15905|Walkout Creek|access-date=2023-09-28}}</ref> It flows generally west for roughly {{convert|12|km|abbr=on}} to join Raspberry Creek about {{convert|5|km|abbr=on}} east-southeast of Raspberry Creek's confluence with Mess Creek.<ref name="KF"/><ref name="bcgnis"/><ref name="cgndb">{{cite cgndb|id=JBCJV|title=Walkout Creek|access-date=2023-09-28}}</ref> Walkout Creek's watershed covers {{convert|80.9|km2|abbr=on}} and its mean annual [[discharge (hydrology)|discharge]] is estimated at {{convert|2.26|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}.<ref name=watertool/> The mouth of Walkout Creek is located about {{convert|44|km|abbr=on}} southeast of [[Telegraph Creek]], about {{convert|38|km|abbr=on}} southwest of [[Iskut]] and about {{convert|108|km|abbr=on}} south-southwest of [[Dease Lake]].<ref name="KF"/> Walkout Creek's watershed's [[land cover]] is classified as 34.2% [[barren vegetation|barren]], 25.1% [[shrubland]], 21.5% [[Herbaceous plant|herbaceous]], 17.7% [[Conifer|conifer forest]], and small amounts of other cover.<ref name=watertool/>

Walkout Creek is in [[Mount Edziza Provincial Park]] which lies within the traditional territory of the [[Tahltan]] people.<ref name="HR">{{cite map|url=https://volcano.si.edu/maps/GVAlaskaCanada/G910509-006.jpg|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210502071600/https://volcano.si.edu/maps/GVAlaskaCanada/G910509-006.jpg|title=Telegraph Creek, Cassiar Land District, British Columbia|scale=1:250,000|series=104 G|map=A 502|edition=3|type=Topographic map|publisher=[[Department of Energy, Mines and Resources]]|year=1989|language=en,fr|access-date=2021-09-25|archive-date=2021-05-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Markey|first1=Sean|last2=Halseth|first2=Greg|last3=Manson|first3=Don|title=Investing in Place: Economic Renewal in Northern British Columbia|publisher=[[University of British Columbia Press]]|page=242|year=2012|isbn=978-0-7748-2293-0}}</ref>

==Geography== Walkout Creek originates at the eastern end of a valley south of [[Mount Edziza]].<ref name="cgndb"/><ref name="HR"/> From its source near [[Tadeda Peak]], Walkout Creek flows about {{convert|6|km|abbr=on}} northwest through the valley to the southern edge of the high and relatively barren [[Big Raven Plateau]]. It then flows about {{convert|5|km|abbr=on}} southwest between the [[Mess Creek Escarpment]] to join Raspberry Creek.<ref name="KF"/><ref name="cgndb"/><ref name="HR"/>

Walkout Creek's only named tributary, [[Flyin Creek]], is about {{convert|2.5|km|abbr=on}} east of Walkout Creek's confluence with Raspberry Creek.<ref name="KF"/><ref name="cgndb"/> It is about {{convert|7|km|abbr=on}} long and flows northwest into Walkout Creek from near [[Cache Hill]].<ref name="KF"/><ref>{{BCGNIS|12946|Flyin Creek|access-date=2023-09-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite cgndb|id=JAXDT|title=Flyin Creek|access-date=2023-09-28}}</ref>

==Geology== Lying within the valley of Walkout Creek are the Walkout Creek centres.<ref name="Souther">{{cite report|last1=Souther|first1=J. G.|author-link1=Jack Souther|title=The Late Cenozoic Mount Edziza Volcanic Complex, British Columbia|work=[[Geological Survey of Canada]]|publisher=Canada Communication Group|series=Memoir 420|year=1992|pages=214, 234, 235, 318|isbn=0-660-14407-7|doi=10.4095/133497|doi-access=free}}</ref> These are two small [[cinder cone]]s in the middle of the [[Mount Edziza volcanic complex]], which consists of a linear group of [[volcano]]es on the [[Tahltan Highland]].<ref name="HR"/><ref name="Souther"/> The largest cone is about {{convert|120|m|abbr=on}} high and was constructed on top of a slow moving landslide originating from the northern side of Walkout Creek valley. Both cones have been deeply dissected, the larger cone having been segmented into arcuate, step-like slices from continued movement of the landslide. The Walkout Creek centres and their associated lava flows are assigned to the [[Big Raven Formation]], the youngest [[geological formation]] of the Mount Edziza volcanic complex.<ref name="Souther"/>

==History== In 1954, a [[bush pilot]] from [[Atlin, British Columbia|Atlin]] named Herman Peterson flew into the narrow valley of Walkout Creek under a low [[overcast]]. Mistaking it for [[Raspberry Pass]], Peterson was unable to turn out of the valley and crashed into the head of Walkout Creek. Peterson survived the crash and walked his way back to Telegraph Creek.<ref name="Souther"/> In 2004, Peterson died at the age of 90 and was a member of the Yukon Transportation Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/pilot-founded-first-atlin-air-service-1.517930|title=Pilot founded first Atlin air service|publisher=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]|access-date=2023-09-28}}</ref>

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

==References== {{reflist}}

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