Sorcery Creek is a

tributary A tributary, or an ''affluent'', is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream (''main stem'' or ''"parent"''), river, or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries, and the main stem river into which they ...

of Kakiddi Creek and part of the

Stikine River The Stikine River ( ) is a major river in northern British Columbia (BC), Canada and southeastern Alaska in the United States. It drains a large, remote upland area known as the Stikine Country east of the Coast Mountains. Flowing west and ...

watershed in northwest part of the

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. From high peaks just south of

Mount Edziza Mount Edziza ( ; ) is a volcanic mountain in Cassiar Land District of northwestern British Columbia, Canada. It is located on the Big Raven Plateau of the Tahltan Highland which extends along the western side of the Stikine Plateau. Mount Ed ...

it flows generally east for roughly Lengths and distances measured using BCGNIS coordinates, topographic maps, online map servers, an
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/ref> to empty into Kakiddi Lake, an expansion of Kakiddi Creek, a tributary of the Klastline River, which in turn is a tributary of the Stikine River. Sorcery Creek's mean annual discharge is estimated at . Its watershed covers and is entirely within

Mount Edziza Provincial Park Mount Edziza Provincial Park is a provincial park in Cassiar Land District of northern British Columbia, Canada. It was established on 27 July 1972 to showcase the Mount Edziza volcanic complex and the surrounding Tahltan Highland. Geography The ...

and

Tenh Dẕetle Conservancy The Tenh Dẕetle Conservancy () is a conservancy located in Cassiar Land District of British Columbia, Canada. It was established as the Mount Edziza Conservancy on 30 March 2021 and then renamed to its current form on 31 January 2022. Geography ...

. The watershed's land cover is classified as 55.3% conifer forest, 20.0% barren, 13.2%

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, 6.0%

herbaceous Herbaceous plants are vascular plants that have no persistent woody stems above ground. This broad category of plants includes many perennials, and nearly all annuals and biennials. Definitions of "herb" and "herbaceous" The fourth edition of ...

, 3.7%

deciduous forest In the fields of horticulture and botany, the term deciduous () means "falling off at maturity" and "tending to fall off", in reference to trees and shrubs that seasonally shed leaves, usually in the autumn; to the shedding of petals, after flo ...

, 1.3%

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, and small amounts of other cover. The mouth of Sorcery Creek is located about southeast of Telegraph Creek, British Columbia, about north of Bob Quinn Lake, British Columbia, and about east of

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. Sorcery Creek is in

and the

, both of which lie within the traditional territory of the

Tahltan First Nation The Tahltan First Nation, also known as the Tahltan Indian Band, is a band government of the Tahltan people. Their main community and reserves are located at Telegraph Creek, British Columbia. Their language is the Tahltan language, which is an ...

, of the

Tahltan The Tahltan or Nahani are a First Nations people of the Athabaskan-speaking ethnolinguistic group who live in northern British Columbia around Telegraph Creek, Dease Lake, and Iskut. The Tahltan constitute the fourth division of the ''Nahan ...

people.

Geography

Sorcery Creek originates in the high peaks south of

, such as Kaia Bluff. From its source about south of the summit of Mount Edziza, Sorcery Creek flows east for about before emptying into Kakiddi Lake, an expansion of Kakiddi Creek. Sorcery Creek's watershed is within the

Mount Edziza volcanic complex The Mount Edziza volcanic complex ( ; abbreviated MEVC) is a group of volcanoes and associated lava flows in northwestern British Columbia, Canada. Located on the Tahltan Highland, it is southeast of Telegraph Creek and southwest of Dease Lak ...

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* {{Mount Edziza volcanic complex Cassiar Land District Rivers of the Mount Edziza volcanic complex Tributaries of Kakiddi Creek Stikine Country Tahltan Tahltan Highland

Geography

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