Hartz Creek
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| Hartz Creek | |
|---|---|
  Mouth of Hartz Creek | |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| District | Cassiar Land District |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Level Mountain |
| • location | Nahlin Plateau |
| • coordinates | 58°9′41″N 130°56′39″W / 58.16139°N 130.94417°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,120 m (3,670 ft)[2][3] |
| Mouth | Tahltan River |
• coordinates | 58°2′57″N 130°59′59″W / 58.04917°N 130.99972°W[4][3] |
• elevation | 295 m (968 ft)[2] |
| Length | 14 km (8.7 mi)[5] |
| Basin size | 39.1 km2 (15.1 sq mi),[6] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 0.315 m3/s (11.1 cu ft/s)[6] |
| Basin features | |
| Topo map | NTS 104J2 Classy Creek |
Hartz Creek is a tributary of the Tahltan River, part of the Stikine River watershed in northwest part of the province of British Columbia, Canada.[4][7] It flows generally south and southwest for roughly 14 km (8.7 mi)[5] to join the Tahltan River about 4.5 km (2.8 mi) north of Tahltan, British Columbia at the Tahltan River's confluence with the Stikine River. Hartz Creek's watershed covers 39.1 km2 (15.1 sq mi),[6] and its mean annual discharge is estimated at 0.315 m3/s (11.1 cu ft/s).[6] The mouth of Hartz Creek is located about 18 km (11 mi) northeast of Telegraph Creek, British Columbia, about 73 km (45 mi) southwest of Dease Lake, British Columbia, and about 200 km (120 mi) east of Juneau, Alaska. Hartz Creek's watershed's land cover is classified as 44.2% shrubland, 30.7% mixed forest, 20.8% conifer forest, and small amounts of other cover.[6]
Hartz Creek is in the traditional territory of the Tahltan First Nation, of the Tahltan people.[8][9]