Hackett River

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title: "Hackett River" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["cassiar-country", "level-mountain", "rivers-of-british-columbia", "stikine-country", "nahlin-plateau", "tahltan"] topic_path: "geography/united-kingdom" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hackett_River" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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FieldValue
nameHackett River
pushpin_mapBritish Columbia
pushpin_map_captionMouth of Hackett River
subdivision_type1Country
subdivision_name1Canada
subdivision_type2Province
subdivision_name2British Columbia
subdivision_type3District
subdivision_name3Cassiar Land District
length33 km
discharge1_avg7.28 m3/s
source1Kennicott Lake
source1_locationNahlin Plateau
source1_coordinates
source1_elevation620 m
mouthSheslay River
mouth_coordinates
mouth_elevation532 m
basin_size528 km2,
custom_labelTopo maps
custom_dataNTS
NTS
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| name = Hackett River | name_native = | name_native_lang = | name_other = | name_etymology = | image = | image_caption = | map = | map_size = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = British Columbia | pushpin_map_size = | pushpin_map_caption = Mouth of Hackett River | subdivision_type1 = Country | subdivision_name1 = Canada | subdivision_type2 = Province | subdivision_name2 = British Columbia | subdivision_type3 = District | subdivision_name3 = Cassiar Land District | subdivision_type4 = | subdivision_name4 = | subdivision_type5 = | subdivision_name5 = | length = 33 km | width_min = | width_avg = | width_max = | depth_min = | depth_avg = | depth_max = | discharge1_location = | discharge1_min = | discharge1_avg = 7.28 m3/s | discharge1_max = | source1 = Kennicott Lake | source1_location = Nahlin Plateau | source1_coordinates = | source1_elevation = 620 m | mouth = Sheslay River | mouth_location = | mouth_coordinates = | mouth_elevation = 532 m | progression = | river_system = | basin_size = 528 km2, | tributaries_left = | tributaries_right = | custom_label = Topo maps | custom_data = NTS NTS | extra = The Hackett River is a tributary of the Sheslay River in northwest part of the province of British Columbia, Canada. It flows generally northwest about 33 km, through two lakes, a wetland, and a gorge, to join the Sheslay River, which in turn is a tributary of the Inklin River, the main southeast fork of the Taku River.

The Hackett River's watershed covers 528 km2, The mouth of the Hackett River is located about 55 km northwest of Telegraph Creek, British Columbia, about 150 km east of Juneau, Alaska, and about 330 km southeast of Whitehorse, Yukon. The Hackett River's watershed's land cover is classified as 35.2% conifer forest, 30.5% shrubland, 11.8% mixed forest, 11.6% barren, 5.4% herbaceous, and small amounts of other cover.

The Hackett River is in the traditional territory of the Tahltan people.

Geography

The Hackett River originates with several small streams flowing into Kennicott Lake, on the south side of Level Mountain on the Nahlin Plateau. From its source, near Hyland Ranch, the river flows northwest through the Tahltan Highland for about 33 km. then through the Salmon Creek 3 Indian reserve, of the Tahltan First Nation, part of the Tahltan people.

Continuing northwest between Level Mountain and Kaketsa Mountain, the Hackett River flows through a wetland then through a gorge. Along the way it is joined by Stone Creek, Copper Creek, Pyrrhotite Creek, and Egnell Creek, before joining the Sheslay River. The Egnell telegraph station was located at the mouth of Egnell Creek, not far from the mouth of the Hackett River. The locality of Sheslay is located at its confluence with the river of that name.

History

The historic Yukon Telegraph Trail follows the Hackett River, running northwest from Saloon on the upper Little Tahltan River to Hyland Ranch on the upper Hackett, and on to Egnell and Sheslay near the mouth of the Hackett River.

References

References

  1. "Hackett River".
  2. {{BCGNIS. 3761. Kennicott Lake
  3. Elevation derived from [[ASTER Global Digital Elevation Model]], using [http://tools.freeside.sk/geolocator/geolocator.html GeoLocator], BCGNIS coordinates, and topographic maps.
  4. {{BCGNIS. 5171. Hackett River
  5. Length measured using Google Maps path tool, BCGNIS coordinates, topographic maps, and [http://www.topoquest.com/ TopoQuest]
  6. "Northwest Water Tool". GeoBC, Integrated Land Management Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture and Lands, Government of British Columbia.
  7. "Dah Ki Mi — "Our House"". Tahltan Band Council.
  8. {{BCGNIS. 19421. Hyland Ranch
  9. It first flows to Hatchau Lake,{{BCGNIS. 8578. Hatchau Lake
  10. {{BCGNIS. 64819. Salmon Creek 3
  11. "Tahltan Indian Band". First Nations Land Management Resource Centre.
  12. {{BCGNIS. 2975. Kaketsa Mountain
  13. {{BCGNIS. 53137. Stone Creek
  14. {{BCGNIS. 13008
  15. {{BCGNIS. 22204
  16. {{BCGNIS. 2275. Egnell Creek
  17. {{BCGNIS. 50039. Egnell
  18. {{BCGNIS. 16284. Sheslay (locality)
  19. (2018). "Northern BC Backroad Mapbook". Mussio Ventures.
  20. {{BCGNIS. 13646. Saloon (locality)
  21. {{BCGNIS. 10147. Little Tahltan River
  22. "Yukon Telegraph Trail". [[Canadian Register of Historic Places.

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