Mansfield Creek
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| Mansfield Creek | |
|---|---|
  Mouth of Mansfield Creek | |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| District | Cassiar Land District |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Level Mountain |
| • location | Nahlin Plateau |
| • coordinates | 58°18′32″N 131°6′3″W / 58.30889°N 131.10083°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,310 m (4,300 ft)[2][3] |
| Mouth | Little Tuya River |
• coordinates | 58°15′14″N 130°47′15″W / 58.25389°N 130.78750°W[4][3] |
• elevation | 627 m (2,057 ft)[2] |
| Length | 35 km (22 mi)[5] |
| Basin size | 143 km2 (55 sq mi),[6] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 1.46 m3/s (52 cu ft/s)[6] |
| Basin features | |
| Topo maps | NTS 104J2 Classy Creek NTS 104J3 Tahltan River NTS 104J6 Beatty Creek NTS 104J7 Little Tuya River |
Mansfield Creek is a tributary of the Little Tuya River, which in turn is a tributary of the Tuya River, part of the Stikine River watershed in northwest part of the province of British Columbia, Canada.[4][7] It flows generally south and east for roughly 35 km (22 mi)[5] to join the Little Tuya River about 4.5 km (2.8 mi) west-northwest of the Little Tuya's confluence with the Tuya River. Mansfield Creek's watershed covers 143 km2 (55 sq mi),[6] and its mean annual discharge is estimated at 1.46 m3/s (52 cu ft/s).[6] The mouth of Mansfield Creek is located about 45 km (28 mi) northeast of Telegraph Creek, British Columbia, about 50 km (31 mi) west-southwest of Dease Lake, British Columbia, and about 210 km (130 mi) east of Juneau, Alaska. Mansfield Creek's watershed's land cover is classified as 40.5% shrubland, 35.3% conifer forest, 17.6% mixed forest, and small amounts of other cover.[6]
Mansfield Creek is in the traditional territory of the Tahltan First Nation, of the Tahltan people.[8][9]