Telegraph Creek, British Columbia
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| Location in British Columbia | |||
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| Province : | British Columbia | ||
| Regional District : | Kitimat stikine | ||
| Coordinates : | 57 ° 54 ′ N , 131 ° 10 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Pacific Time ( UTC − 8 ) | ||
Telegraph Creek is a small settlement ( unincorporated populated place ) in the northwest of the Canadian province of British Columbia at the confluence of the river of the same name in the Stikine River . The settlement is in the Kitimat-Stikine regional district and is the only permanently inhabited settlement on the Stikine River. The settlement consists mainly of several Tahltan reserves . A total of 254 people live in these reservations (Guhthe Tah 12, Telegraph Creek, Telegraph Creek 6, Telegraph Creek 6A).
The closest highway is Highway 37 , which can be reached via an approximately 110 km long gravel road in Dease Lake .
The community is one of the starting points to visit Mount Edziza Provincial Park .
Web links
- Telegraph Creek, British Columbia . In: BC Geographical Names (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Census 2016 - Guhthe Tah 12 IRI , Statistics Canada , accessed December 14, 2017, engl.
- ↑ Census 2016 - Telegraph Creek IRI , Statistics Canada , accessed December 14, 2017, engl.
- ↑ Census 2016 - Telegraph Creek 6 IRI , Statistics Canada , accessed December 14, 2017, engl.
- ↑ Census 2016 - Telegraph Creek 6A IRI , Statistics Canada , accessed December 14, 2017, engl.