Tennaya Creek
| Tennaya Creek Icefall Creek | |
|---|---|
Mouth of Tennaya Creek | |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| District | Cassiar Land District |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Tennaya Glacier |
| • location | Mount Edziza |
| • coordinates | 57°41′30″N 130°35′38″W / 57.69167°N 130.59389°W |
| • elevation | 1,658 m (5,440 ft) |
| Mouth | Nuttlude Lake |
• location | Stikine Plateau |
• coordinates | 57°42′05″N 130°26′14″W / 57.70139°N 130.43722°W |
• elevation | 792 m (2,598 ft) |
| Length | 16 km (9.9 mi) |
| Basin size | 63.3 km2 (24.4 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 1.50 m3/s (53 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Topo map | NTS 104G10 Mount Edziza NTS 104G9 Kinaskan Lake |
Tennaya Creek is a tributary of Kakiddi Creek, which in turn is a tributary of the Klastline River, part of the Stikine River watershed in the northwest part of the province of British Columbia, Canada. It flows generally west for about 16 km (9.9 mi) to join Kakiddi Creek about 19 km (12 mi) south of Kakiddi Creek's confluence with the Klastline River. Tennaya Creek's watershed covers 63.3 km2 (24.4 sq mi) and its mean annual discharge is estimated at 1.50 m3/s (53 cu ft/s). The mouth of Tennaya Creek is located about 48 km (30 mi) southeast of Telegraph Creek, about 30 km (19 mi) southwest of Iskut and about 86 km (53 mi) south-southwest of Dease Lake. Tennaya Creek's watershed's land cover is classified as 31.3% barren, 26.0% conifer forest, 17.9% snow/glacier, 12.6% herbaceous, 9.9% shrubland, and small amounts of other cover.
Tennaya Creek is in Mount Edziza Provincial Park and the Tenh Dẕetle Conservancy, both of which lie within the traditional territory of the Tahltan people.