Mosque River
watercourse in British Columbia, Canada
The Mosque River is a tributary of the Skeena River in the Stikine Region of the province of British Columbia, Canada. It originates in the Tatlatui Range of the Skeena Mountains, and flows southwest about 50 km (31 mi) to the Skeena River, about 140 km (87 mi) north of Hazelton and about 160 km (99 mi) east of Stewart. Its watershed covers about 148 km2 (57 sq mi), and its mean annual discharge is 15.4 m3/s (540 cu ft/s).
The river's entire watershed is within the traditional territory of the Gitxsan First Nation and is part of the lands currently under negotiation for aboriginal title according to the British Columbia Treaty Process.
The Mosque River was named in 1940, in association with Mosque Mountain.
Geography
The Mosque River originates on the east side of Diagonal Mountain. The continental divide runs along the east and north sides of the Mosque River's watershed. About 5 km (3.1 mi) northeast of the source of the Mosque River, across the continental divide, lies Thutade Lake, the source of the Finlay River.
The Mosque River generally flows southwest, collecting a number of unnamed tributaries before emptying into the Skeena River. Its watershed is located partly in the Skeena Mountains and partly in the Omineca Mountains.
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