Gerlib Creek
Gerlib Creek is located in British Columbia
Gerlib Creek
Mouth of Gerlib Creek
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
DistrictCassiar Land District
Physical characteristics
SourceNorth side of Tadeda Peak
 • locationTahltan Highland
 • coordinates57°33′11″N 130°36′14″W / 57.55306°N 130.60389°W / 57.55306; -130.60389[1]
 • elevation2,000 m (6,600 ft)[2]
MouthBourgeaux Creek
 • coordinates
57°30′41″N 130°30′33″W / 57.51139°N 130.50917°W / 57.51139; -130.50917[3][2]
 • elevation
1,010 m (3,310 ft)[2]
Length10.5 km (6.5 mi)[4]
Basin size24.4 km2 (9.4 sq mi)[5]
Discharge 
 • average0.938 m3/s (33.1 cu ft/s)[5]
Basin features
Topo mapNTS 104G10 Mount Edziza

Gerlib Creek is a tributary of Bourgeaux Creek and part of the Stikine River watershed in northwest part of the province of British Columbia, Canada.[3][6] It flows generally east and south for roughly 10.5 km (6.5 mi)[4] to join the Bourgeaux Creek, a tributary of the Little Iskut River, which in turn is a tributary of the Iskut River, the largest tributary of the Stikine River.

Gerlib Creek's mean annual discharge is estimated at 0.938 m3/s (33.1 cu ft/s).[5] Its watershed covers 24.4 km2 (9.4 sq mi),[5] and is entirely in Mount Edziza Provincial Park. The watershed's land cover is classified as 50.4% barren, 22.0% conifer forest, 10.8% shrubland, 9.5% herbaceous, 6.9% snow/glacier, and small amounts of other cover.[5]

The mouth of Gerlib Creek is located about 60 km (37 mi) southeast of Telegraph Creek, British Columbia, about 105 km (65 mi) south of Dease Lake, British Columbia, and about 250 km (160 mi) southeast of Juneau, Alaska.[4]

Gerlib Creek is in Mount Edziza Provincial Park, which lies within the traditional territory of the Tahltan First Nation, of the Tahltan people.[7][8]

Gerlib Creek is named after Robert Gerlib, a student who worked with Canadian volcanologist Jack Souther at the Mount Edziza volcanic complex in 1958. Gerlib was killed in a mining accident the following year.[9]

Geography

Gerlib Creek originates on the north side of Tadeda Peak, about 18 km (11 mi) south of Mount Edziza. From its source, Gerlib Creek flows east between Armadillo Peak to the south and Esja Peak to the north. Then it turns south, flowing by Hoyaa Peak before emptying into Bourgeaux Creek.[2][10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Derived from BCGNIS, topographic maps, and Toporama
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Toporama (on-line map and search)". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Gerlib Creek". BC Geographical Names.
  4. 1 2 3 Lengths and distances measured using BCGNIS coordinates, topographic maps, online map servers, and Toporama
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Northwest Water Tool". BC Water Tool. GeoBC, Integrated Land Management Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture and Lands, Government of British Columbia. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  6. ↑ "Gerlib Creek". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  7. ↑ "Our Territory". Tahltan Central Government. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  8. ↑ "Dah Ki Mi — "Our House"". Tahltan Band Council. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  9. ↑ Souther, J. G. (1992). The Late Cenozoic Mount Edziza Volcanic Complex, British Columbia. Geological Survey of Canada. p. 319. doi:10.4095/133497. ISBN 0-660-14407-7.
  10. ↑ Mussio, Russell; Mussio, Wesley (2018). Northern BC Backroad Mapbook. Mussio Ventures. p. 99. ISBN 978-1-926806-87-7. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
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