Spatsizi River
The Spatsizi River is a tributary of the Stikine River, rising near Mount Gunanoot in the southeastern Spatsizi Plateau, British Columbia.
Etymology[]
"Spatsizi" is a phrase from the Sekani language meaning "red goat", a reference to the habit of mountain goats in the region of rolling in the red dust of a particular mountain, making their coat-hair red.
Geography[]
The Spatsizi River emerges near the foot of Mount Gunanoot in the Skeena Mountains of north-central British Columbia. It then flows downslope and enters Spatsizi Headwaters Provincial Park from the south. The river continues north, leaving the park to enter a broad valley in the heart of the Spatsizi Plateau. The flat-bottomed topography of the valley allows the river to meander considerably along much of its northwestward flow until it reaches the Stikine River in Stikine River Provincial Park.[1]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Management Direction Statement for Spatsizi Headwaters Provincial Park" (PDF). bcparks.ca. 2003-03-01. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
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Coordinates: 57°43′00″N 128°06′00″W / 57.71667°N 128.10000°W
- Rivers of British Columbia
- Stikine Country
- Tributaries of the Stikine River
- Cassiar Land District
- British Columbia Interior river stubs