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Inhini River

Inhini River

River in British Columbia, Canada

The Inhini River is a tributary of the Iskut River in the northwest part of the province of British Columbia, Canada, in Cassiar Land District.[4][7] From its source in the glaciers of Simma Mountain and Mount Rastus, the Inhini River flows north for about 25 km (16 mi)[5] to the Iskut River just east of the Iskut's confluence with the Stikine River.

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The Inhini River's watershed covers 135 km2 (52 sq mi),[6] and its mean annual discharge is an estimated 12.4 m3/s (440 cu ft/s).[6] The river's watershed's land cover is classified as 26.2% shrubland, 23.7% barren, 20.7% snow/glacier, 16.2% conifer forest, and small amounts of other cover.[6]

The mouth of the Inhini River is located about 57 km (35 mi) east-northeast of Wrangell, Alaska, about 130 km (81 mi) northwest of Stewart, British Columbia, and about 135 km (84 mi) south of Telegraph Creek, British Columbia.[8][3]

The Inhini River is in the traditional territory of the Tlingit, specifically the Shtax'héen Ḵwáan, commonly known as the Stikine River people.[9][10] It is also in the asserted traditional territory of the Tahltan First Nation and Iskut First Nation, of the Tahltan people.[11]

Geography

The Inhini River originates in two forks near the border of Alaska. The longer eastern fork flows from the glacial meltwaters of Mount Rastus[12] and Simma Mountain,[13] close to the source of Simma Creek,[14] a tributary of the Craig River. This fork flows for about 7 km (4.3 mi) before being joined by the west fork, which flows from the glacial meltwaters of Mount Fawcett,[15] an Alaska–British Columbia boundary peak.

The mainstem Inhini River flows north between Inhini Mountain and Mount Whipple,[16][17] then between Fizzle Mountain and Snowy Mountain,[18][19] collecting a number of unnamed tributary streams. It becomes a braided river after entering the floodplain of the Iskut River. The Inhini River empties into a side channel of the highly braided Iskut River about 15 km (9.3 mi) east of the mouth of the Iskut, where it joins the Stikine River a few kilometres upriver of the Alaska boundary.[8][3][20]

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References

  1. [1]
    Derived from BCGNIS, ACME Mapper, topographic maps, and Toporama
  2. [2]
    Elevation derived from ASTER Global Digital Elevation Model, using GeoLocator, BCGNIS coordinates, and topographic maps.
  3. [3]
    "Toporama (on-line map and search)". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  4. [4]
    "Inhini River". BC Geographical Names.
  5. [5]
    Length measured using BCGNIS coordinates, topographic maps, and Toporama
  6. [6]
    "Northwest Water Tool". BC Water Tool. GeoBC, Integrated Land Management Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture and Lands, Government of British Columbia. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  7. [7]
    "Inhini River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  8. [8]
    "ACME Mapper 2.2". ACME Laboratories. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  9. [9]
    "Traditional Tlingit Country". San Francisco Tlingit & Haida Community Council. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  10. [10]
    Lindley, Britany Kee’ ya aa (2017). "Solution Before Pollution: Mining and International Transboundary Rivers in Southeast Alaska". American Indian Law Journal. 6 (1). Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  11. [11]
    Rescan Environmental Services (2012). "Tahltan Nation Traditional Knowledge and Use Desk-based Research Report" (PDF). Seabridge Gold Inc. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  12. [12]
    "Mount Rastus". BC Geographical Names.
  13. [13]
    "Simma Mountain". BC Geographical Names.
  14. [14]
    "Simma Creek". BC Geographical Names.
  15. [15]
    "Mount Fawcett". BC Geographical Names.
  16. [16]
    "Inhini Mountain". BC Geographical Names.
  17. [17]
    "Mount Whipple". BC Geographical Names.
  18. [18]
    "Fizzle Mountain". BC Geographical Names.
  19. [19]
    "Snowy Mountain". BC Geographical Names.
  20. [20]
    Mussio, Russell; Mussio, Wesley (2018). Northern BC Backroad Mapbook. Mussio Ventures. pp. 73, 88. ISBN 978-1-926806-87-7. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
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