Little Tuya River
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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.
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...
, flowing southeast from the Nahlin Plateau
Nahlin Plateau
The Nahlin Plateau is a plateau in northwestern British Columbia, Canada, located between the Sheslay River and Tuya River on the west and east and the Nahlin River and the Stikine River to the north and south...
to meet its parent, the Tuya River
Tuya River
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...
a few kilometres upstream from the latter's confluence with 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...
. It is the Tuya's only significant tributary.