Maxan Creek
| Maxan Creek | ||
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| Data | ||
| location | British Columbia (Canada) | |
| River system | Skeena River | |
| Drain over | Bulkley River → Skeena River → Pacific Ocean | |
| Headwaters | John Brown Lakes, to the northwest of the Nechako Plateau, 54 ° 7 ′ 13 ″ N , 126 ° 0 ′ 37 ″ W |
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| Source height | approx. 880 m | |
| muzzle | Bulkley Lake Coordinates: 54 ° 22 ′ 55 " N , 126 ° 7 ′ 33" W 54 ° 22 ′ 55 " N , 126 ° 7 ′ 33" W. |
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| Mouth height | approx. 713 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 167 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 4.2 ‰ | |
| length | approx. 40 km | |
| Catchment area | approx. 373 km² | |
| Discharge A Eo : 368 km² Location: 6 km above the mouth |
MQ 1975/1979 Mq 1975/1979 |
2.59 m³ / s 7 l / (s km²) |
| Flowing lakes | Maxan Lake | |
The Maxan Creek is a 40 km long tributary of the Bulkley Lake in the north of the Canadian province of British Columbia .
The headwaters of Maxan Creek is at an altitude of 880 m near the John Brown Lakes in the northwest of the Nechako Plateau , 20 km southwest of Burns Lake . The Maxan Creek flows in a northerly direction and after 20 km reaches the 5.5 km long Maxan Lake , which it leaves again at its northern end. Then it meanders another 13 km in a northerly direction before it flows into the south shore of Bulkley Lake. This is drained by the Bulkley River .
The catchment area of Maxan Creek covers about 373 km². The mean discharge is 2.59 m³ / s. May is usually the month with the highest drainage.