Mess Creek
Mess Creek, formerly known as Mestua, is a tributary of the Stikine River in northwestern British Columbia, Canada. It flows north and northwest for about 110 km, through a lake and a gorge to join the Stikine River, which in turn flows southwest across the Canada–United States border into Alaska where it empties into various straits of the Inside Passage.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Telegraph Creek.
Telegraph Creek
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Telegraph Creek is a small community located off Highway 37 in northern British Columbia at the confluence of the Stikine River and Telegraph Creek. The only permanent settlement on the Stikine River, it is home to approximately 250 members of Tahltan First Nation and non-native residents.
Mess Creek
- Type: River
- Description: watercourse in British Columbia, Canada
- Categories: watercourse and body of water
- Location: British Columbia, Canada, North America
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Latitude
57.88279° or 57° 52′ 58″ northLongitude
-131.18619° or 131° 11′ 10″ westElevation
170 metres (558 feet)Open location code
949CVRM7+4GOpenStreetMap ID
way 1240050998OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=riverGeoNames ID
6072427Wikidata ID
Q22498593
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Mess Creek” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Mess Creek”
- Dutch: “Mess Creek”
- Swedish: “Mess Creek”
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