Elwyn Creek
| Elwyn Creek 14 Mile Creek | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| District | Cassiar Land District |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Mount Edziza |
| • location | Big Raven Plateau |
| • coordinates | 57°44′42″N 130°41′07″W / 57.74500°N 130.68528°W |
| • elevation | 2,030 m (6,660 ft) |
| Mouth | Mess Creek |
• location | Tahltan Highland |
• coordinates | 57°47′16″N 130°59′30″W / 57.78778°N 130.99167°W |
• elevation | 455 m (1,493 ft) |
| Length | 25 km (16 mi) |
| Basin size | 173 km2 (67 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 3.34 m3/s (118 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Kadeya Creek |
| Topo map | NTS 104G15 Buckley Lake |
Elwyn Creek is a tributary of Mess Creek, which in turn is a tributary of the Stikine River in northwest part of the province of British Columbia, Canada. It flows generally west for about 25 km (16 mi) to join Mess Creek about 10 km (6.2 mi) north of Mess Creek's confluence with Taweh Creek. Elwyn Creek's watershed covers 173 km2 (67 sq mi) and its mean annual discharge is estimated at 3.34 m3/s (118 cu ft/s). The mouth of Elwyn Creek is located about 16 km (9.9 mi) southeast of Telegraph Creek, about 60 km (37 mi) west-southwest of Iskut and about 93 km (58 mi) southwest of Dease Lake. Elwyn Creek's watershed's land cover is classified as 37.9% shrubland, 30.3% conifer forest, 15.2% barren, 7.6% snow/glacier, 7.1% herbaceous, and small amounts of other cover.
Elwyn Creek is in Mount Edziza Provincial Park which lies within the traditional territory of the Tahltan people.