Tuya River
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The Tuya River is a major tributary of the Stikine River
in far northwestern British Columbia
, Canada
. Rising at Tuya Lake
, which is on the south side of Tuya Mountains Provincial Park
, it flows south to meet the Stikine River
where that river bisects the Tahltan Highland
. Its main tributary is the Little Tuya River
.
Stikine River
The Stikine River is a river, historically also the Stickeen River, approximately 610 km long, in northwestern British Columbia in Canada and southeastern Alaska in the United States...
in far northwestern British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. Rising at Tuya Lake
Tuya Lake
Tuya Lake, located in northwestern British Columbia, Canada, presumably derives its name from the presence of nearby steep-sided, flat-topped volcanoes, known as tuyas...
, which is on the south side of Tuya Mountains Provincial Park
Tuya Mountains Provincial Park
Tuya Mountains Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, protecting the Tuya Range, a volcanic region at the head of the Tuya River. The park is located on the north side of Tuya Lake. The park is named for nearby Tuyas, steep-sided, flat-topped types of volcano....
, it flows south to meet the Stikine River
Stikine River
The Stikine River is a river, historically also the Stickeen River, approximately 610 km long, in northwestern British Columbia in Canada and southeastern Alaska in the United States...
where that river bisects the Tahltan Highland
Tahltan Highland
The Tahltan Highland is an upland area of plateau and relatively lower mountain ranges in British Columbia, Canada, lying east of the Boundary Ranges and south of the Inklin River...
. Its main tributary is the Little Tuya River
Little Tuya River
The Little Tuya River is a river in far northwestern British Columbia, Canada, flowing southeast from the Nahlin Plateau to meet its parent, the Tuya River a few kilometres upstream from the latter's confluence with the Stikine River. It is the Tuya's only significant tributary....
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