Sheslay, British Columbia

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Coordinates: 58°16′00″N131°48′00″W / 58.26667°N 131.80000°W / 58.26667; -131.80000 Coordinates: 58°16′00″N131°48′00″W / 58.26667°N 131.80000°W / 58.26667; -131.80000
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Area code(s) 250, 778

Sheslay is an unincorporated settlement in the far northwestern corner of British Columbia, Canada, located at the mouth of Egnell Creek and the confluence of the Hackett and Sheslay Rivers. [1]

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Inklin River

The Inklin River is a tributary of the Taku River in the northwest part of the province of British Columbia, Canada. It originates at the confluence of its two main tributaries, the Nahlin River and the Sheslay River and flows generally west and northwest about 83 km (52 mi) to join the Nakina River. The confluence of the Inklin and Nakina Rivers, at the uninhabited locality of Inklin, marks the beginning of the Taku River. The mouth of the Inklin River is located about 100 km (62 mi) northeast of Juneau, Alaska and about 160 km (99 mi) northwest of Telegraph Creek, British Columbia.

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Hackett River

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 (21 mi), 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.

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Egnell Creek

Egnell Creek is a tributary of the Hackett River in northwest part of the province of British Columbia, Canada. It flows generally southwest about 24 km (15 mi) to join the Hackett River near the Hackett's confluence with the Sheslay River, which in turn is a tributary of the Inklin River, the main southeast fork of the Taku River. Mount Egnell is located near the creek's mouth, as is the historic locality known as Egnell or Sheslay, once a telegraph station on the Yukon Telegraph Line.

References

  1. "Sheslay (locality)". BC Geographical Names.