Hoodoo River
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| Hoodoo River | |
|---|---|
  Mouth of Hoodoo River | |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| District | Cassiar Land District |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Hoodoo Glacier |
| • location | Boundary Ranges |
| • coordinates | 56°47′3″N 131°21′31″W / 56.78417°N 131.35861°W[1] |
| • elevation | 530 m (1,740 ft)[2][3] |
| Mouth | Iskut River |
• location | Boundary Ranges |
• coordinates | 56°42′18″N 131°20′20″W / 56.70500°N 131.33889°W[4][3] |
• elevation | 36 m (118 ft)[2] |
| Length | 10 km (6.2 mi)[5] |
| Basin size | 128 km2 (49 sq mi),[6] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 8.82 m3/s (311 cu ft/s)[6] |
| Basin features | |
| Topo map | NTS 104B11 Craig River |
The Hoodoo River is a tributary of the Iskut River in the northwest part of the province of British Columbia, Canada, located west of Hoodoo Mountain and the Twin River in Cassiar Land District.[4][7] From its source in Hoodoo Glacier[8] the Hoodoo River flows south for about 10 km (6.2 mi)[5] to the Iskut River northwest of the mouth of the Craig River.
The Hoodoo River's watershed covers 128 km2 (49 sq mi),[6] and its mean annual discharge is an estimated 8.82 m3/s (311 cu ft/s).[6] The river's watershed's land cover is classified as 49.4% snow/glacier, 22.7% barren, 10.6% conifer forest, 9.8% shrubland, and small amounts of other cover.[6]
The mouth of the Hoodoo River is located about 68 km (42 mi) east-northeast of Wrangell, Alaska, about 120 km (75 mi) northwest of Stewart, British Columbia, and about 134 km (83 mi) south of Telegraph Creek, British Columbia.[9][3]
The Hoodoo River is in the traditional territory of the Tlingit, specifically the Shtax'héen Ḵwáan, commonly known as the Stikine River people.[10][11] It is also in the asserted traditional territory of the Tahltan First Nation and Iskut First Nation, of the Tahltan people.[12]