Scud River
| Scud River | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| District | Cassiar Land District |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Scud Glacier |
| • location | Boundary Ranges |
| • coordinates | 57°23′57″N 131°22′59″W / 57.39917°N 131.38306°W |
| • elevation | 1,170 m (3,840 ft) |
| Mouth | Stikine River |
• coordinates | 57°16′47″N 131°49′22″W / 57.27972°N 131.82278°W |
• elevation | 65 m (213 ft) |
| Length | 62 km (39 mi) |
| Basin size | 1,152 km2 (445 sq mi), |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 110 m3/s (3,900 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Middle Scud Creek, Galore Creek, Contact Creek, Fishbone Creek, Devils Club Creek |
| • right | Navo Creek |
| Topo map | NTS104G Telegraph Creek |
The Scud River is a tributary of the Stikine River in the northern part of the province of British Columbia, Canada. From its source at Scud Glacier in the Boundary Ranges of the Coast Mountains, the Scud River flows generally south and west for about 62 km (39 mi) to join the Stikine River.
The Scud's drainage basin covers 1,152 km2 (445 sq mi). The river's mean annual discharge is estimated at 110 m3/s (3,900 cu ft/s), with most of the flow occurring between May and November. The Scud River's watershed's land cover is classified as 41.9% snow/glacier, 26.4% barren, 20.6% conifer forest, and small amounts of other cover. The mouth of the Scud River is located about 62 km (39 mi) north of Stikine, British Columbia, about 80 km (50 mi) southwest of the community of Telegraph Creek, about 190 km (120 mi) southeast of Juneau, Alaska, and about 340 km (210 mi) north of Prince Rupert, British Columbia.
The Scud River's drainage basin lies within the asserted traditional territory of the Tahltan First Nations people.