Kakiddi Creek | |
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Location | |
Country | Canada |
Province | British Columbia |
District | Cassiar Land District |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Kakiddi Lake |
• location | Stikine Plateau |
• coordinates | 57°37′26″N 130°24′00″W / 57.62389°N 130.40000°W[2] |
• elevation | 789 m (2,589 ft)[1] |
Mouth | Klastline River |
• coordinates | 57°52′26″N 130°25′29″W / 57.87389°N 130.42472°W[1] |
• elevation | 655 m (2,149 ft)[1] |
Length | 35 km (22 mi)[1] |
Basin size | 709 km2 (274 sq mi)[3] |
Discharge | |
• average | 11.5 m3/s (410 cu ft/s)[3] |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | Nido Creek, Pyramid Creek, Sorcery Creek, Tenchen Creek, Tennaya Creek, Tsecha Creek |
• right | Quash Creek |
Topo map | NTS 104G9 Kinaskan Lake NTS 104G16 Klastline River |
Kakiddi Creek is a tributary of the Klastline River in northwest part of the province of British Columbia, Canada.[4] It flows north about 35 km (22 mi) through two lakes in a broad hummocky lowland to join the Klastline River, which in turn is a tributary of the Stikine River.[1][4][5][6] Kakiddi Creek forms the northeastern boundary of Mount Edziza Provincial Park which lies within the traditional territory of the Tahltan people.[7][8]
Kakiddi Creek's watershed covers 709 km2 (274 sq mi) and its estimated mean annual discharge is 11.5 m3/s (410 cu ft/s).[3] The mouth of Kakiddi Creek is located about 25 km (16 mi) west of Iskut, 44 km (27 mi) east of Telegraph Creek and about 77 km (48 mi) south-southwest of Dease Lake.[1] Kakiddi Creek's watershed's land cover is classified as 46.6% conifer forest, 17.4% barren, 15.4% shrubland, 11.2% herbaceous, 5.4% snow/glacier, and small amounts of other cover.[3]