| Stewbomb Creek | |
|---|---|
  Mouth of Stewbomb Creek | |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| District | Cassiar Land District |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Yeda Peak |
| • location | Spectrum Range |
| • coordinates | 57°23′15″N130°40′1″W / 57.38750°N 130.66694°W /57.38750; -130.66694[3] |
| • elevation | 1,720 m (5,640 ft)[2] |
| Mouth | Little Iskut River |
• coordinates | 57°24′39″N130°29′42″W / 57.41083°N 130.49500°W /57.41083; -130.49500[1][2] |
• elevation | 1,110 m (3,640 ft)[4] |
| Length | 14 km (8.7 mi)[5] |
| Basin size | 88.9 km2 (34.3 sq mi),[6] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 3.48 m3/s (123 cu ft/s)[6] |
| Basin features | |
| Topo map | NTS104G7Mess Lake NTS104G8Refuge Lake |
Stewbomb Creek is atributary of theLittle Iskut River and part of theStikine Riverwatershed in northwest part of theprovince ofBritish Columbia,Canada.[1][7] It flows generally southeast for roughly 14 km (8.7 mi)[5] to join the Little Iskut River, which flows into theIskut River, the largest tributary of the Stikine River.
Stewbomb Creek's watershed covers 88.9 km2 (34.3 sq mi), and is entirely inMount Edziza Provincial Park. The creek's mean annualdischarge is estimated at 3.48 m3/s (123 cu ft/s).[6]
The mouth of Stewbomb Creek is located about 68 km (42 mi) southeast ofTelegraph Creek, British Columbia, about 120 km (75 mi) south ofDease Lake, British Columbia, and about 250 km (160 mi) southeast ofJuneau, Alaska.[5] Stewbomb Creek's watershed'sland cover is classified as 49.4%barren, 13.8%shrubland, 13.7%herbaceous, 11.9%snow/glacier, 10.7%conifer forest, and small amounts of other cover.[6]
Stewbomb Creek is inMount Edziza Provincial Park, which lies within the traditional territory of theTahltan First Nation, of theTahltan people.[8][9]
Stewbomb Creek originates on the north side ofYeda Peak of theSpectrum Range. The creek flows north, then east. After about 10 km (6.2 mi) it is joined byArtifact Creek.[10] About 4 km (2.5 mi) after that Stewbomb Creek empties into the Little Iskut River at the eastern boundary of Mount Edziza Provincial Park.[2]Obsidian Ridge lies between Stewbomb and Artifact Creeks.[2][11]
According to the 1992Geological Survey of Canada memoirThe Late Cenozoic Mount Edziza Volcanic Complex, British Columbia, Stewbomb Creek was so-named to commemorate the explosion of apressure cooker full ofstew. The incident happened in a tent while CanadianvolcanologistJack Souther and his team were camping on the creek during field mapping.[12]