Pashleth Creek

Pashleth Creek is a tributary of the Machmell River in central coast part of the province of British Columbia, Canada. It flows generally west and northwest for roughly to join the Machmell River. The mouth of Pashleth Creek is located about south of Bella Coola, about north of Campbell [River, British Columbia|Campbell River], and about northwest of Vancouver.
Pashleth Creek is in the traditional territory of Wuikinuxv people. As of 2025, the Wuikinuxv Nation is in British [Columbia Treaty Process|stage 5 of treaty negotiations] with the Province of British Columbia for lands including the entire Machmell River watershed.

Geography

Pashleth Creek originates from the meltwater of Pashleth Glacier. It flows west and northwest to the Machmell River, collecting tributary streams, including Selman Creek, mostly flowing from other glaciers in the region.

A lava flow of basaltic andesite composition travelled through Pashleth Creek valley during the Quaternary and reached the Machmell River. It is more than long and issued from several vents on the northern side of the wide Silverthrone Caldera. The lava flow ranges in elevation from and has undergone only a minimal degree of erosion; it may have been erupted in the last 1,000 years.