Английская Википедия:Gerlib Creek

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox river Gerlib Creek is a tributary of Bourgeaux Creek and part of the Stikine River watershed in northwest part of the province of British Columbia, Canada.[1][2] It flows generally east and south for roughly Шаблон:Convert[3] to join the Bourgeaux Creek, a tributary of the Little Iskut River, which in turn is a tributary of the Iskut River, the largest tributary of the Stikine River.

Gerlib Creek's mean annual discharge is estimated at Шаблон:Convert.[4] Its watershed covers Шаблон:Convert,[4] and is entirely in Mount Edziza Provincial Park. The watershed's land cover is classified as 50.4% barren, 22.0% conifer forest, 10.8% shrubland, 9.5% herbaceous, 6.9% snow/glacier, and small amounts of other cover.[4]

The mouth of Gerlib Creek is located about Шаблон:Convert southeast of Telegraph Creek, British Columbia, about Шаблон:Convert south of Dease Lake, British Columbia, and about Шаблон:Convert southeast of Juneau, Alaska.[3]

Gerlib Creek is in Mount Edziza Provincial Park, which lies within the traditional territory of the Tahltan First Nation, of the Tahltan people.[5][6]

Gerlib Creek is named after Robert Gerlib, a student who worked with Canadian volcanologist Jack Souther at the Mount Edziza volcanic complex in 1958. Gerlib was killed in a mining accident the following year.[7]

Geography

Gerlib Creek originates on the north side of Tadeda Peak, about Шаблон:Convert south of Mount Edziza. From its source, Gerlib Creek flows east between Armadillo Peak to the south and Esja Peak to the north. Then it turns south, flowing by Hoyaa Peak before emptying into Bourgeaux Creek.[8][9]

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References

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Шаблон:Rivers of the Mount Edziza volcanic complex