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Location of the Sacred Headwaters in British Columbia
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| Location | Kitimat-Stikine RD and Stikine Region, British Columbia |
| Coordinates | 57°13′00″N 129°01′00″W / 57.21667°N 129.01667°W |
The Sacred Headwaters is a large subalpine drainage basin centred around Klappan Mountain of the Klappan Range in northern British Columbia. It is the source of three wild salmon rivers: the Skeena River, Nass River, and Stikine River. It is also referred to as the Klappan Valley, although the Klappan—a tributary of the Stikine River—is only one of the area's watersheds. Local Tahltan people call the area Klabona, which is loosely translated as "headwaters."
Ecology
The area has a significant population of grizzly bears, stone sheep, caribou, wolves, and goats. Salmon swim over 400 kilometres from the Pacific Ocean to spawn in the upper reaches of the river.
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