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Rivers Of Oklahoma
This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state, state of Oklahoma, listed by drainage basin, alphabetically, and by size. In mean flow of water per second, the Arkansas River, Arkansas is Oklahoma's largest river, followed by the Red River of the South, Red River and the Neosho River. By drainage basin This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. Mississippi River Red River *Red River of the South, Red River **Little River (Red River tributary), Little River ****Mountain Fork ****Glover River ***Kiamichi River ****Buck Creek (Kiamichi River tributary), Buck Creek ***Muddy Boggy Creek ****Clear Boggy Creek ***Blue River (Oklahoma), Blue River ***Island Bayou (Oklahoma), Island Bayou ***Washita River ****Wildhorse Creek (Oklahoma), Wildhorse Creek ****Little Washita River ***Beaver Creek (Oklahoma), Beaver Creek ***Cache Creek (Oklahoma), Cache Creek ****Cache Creek (Oklahoma)#East Cache Creek , East Cache Creek ****Cache ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oklahoma
Oklahoma ( ; Choctaw language, Choctaw: , ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Texas to the south and west, Kansas to the north, Missouri to the northeast, Arkansas to the east, New Mexico to the west, and Colorado to the northwest. Partially in the western extreme of the Upland South, it is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 20th-most extensive and the List of U.S. states and territories by population, 28th-most populous of the 50 United States. Its residents are known as Oklahomans and its capital and largest city is Oklahoma City. The state's name is derived from the Choctaw language, Choctaw words , 'people' and , which translates as 'red'. Oklahoma is also known informally by its List of U.S. state and territory nicknames, nickname, "The Sooner State", in reference to the Sooners, American pioneer, American settlers who staked their claims in formerly American Indian-o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beaver Creek (Oklahoma)
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Canadian River
The Canadian River is the longest tributary of the Arkansas River in the United States. It is about long, starting in Colorado and traveling through New Mexico, the Texas Panhandle, and Oklahoma. The drainage area is about .Dianna Everett, "Canadian River." ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture''. Retrieved October 7, 2013. The Canadian is sometimes referred to as the South Canadian River to differentiate it from the that flows into it. Etymology On |
Sallisaw Creek
Sallisaw Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed June 3, 2011 tributary of the Arkansas River in far eastern Oklahoma Oklahoma ( ; Choctaw language, Choctaw: , ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Texas to the south and west, Kansas to the north, Missouri to the northea .... Its source is between Taylor and Doublehead mountains just south of Stilwell in Adair County. It flows in a southwestern direction through southern Adair County and central Sequoyah County before it empties into Robert S. Kerr Lake on the Arkansas River. The creek has four large tributaries. Greasy Creek meets Sallisaw Creek in southern Adair County, while Dry Creek and Brushy Creek join Sallisaw Creek near Marble City in northern Sequoyah County, and Little Sallisaw Creek flows into Robert S. Kerr Lake as it meets Sallisaw Creek. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sans Bois Creek
Sans Bois Creek is the major east/west drainage basin in Haskell County, Oklahoma. It starts about midway between Wilburton and Quinton, and flows generally northeast to Robert S. Kerr Reservoir on the Arkansas River. “Sans bois” is a French phrase meaning “without wood.” The Sans Bois Mountains lie across the southern part of Haskell County, as well as northern Latimer County, Oklahoma. Popular species of fish caught in Sans Bois Creek include Largemouth bass, Common carp, and Blue catfish. Several Civil War A civil war is a war between organized groups within the same Sovereign state, state (or country). The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policies.J ... skirmishes were fought around Sans Bois Creek. Little Sans Bois Creek Sans Bois Creek is not to be confused with Little Sans Bois Creek. That watercourse starts northeast of Stigler, Oklahoma and flows genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Creek (Arkansas)
Lee Creek is a river in Arkansas and Oklahoma which starts near West Fork in Washington County, Arkansas, and flows south to the Arkansas River passing through Crawford County, Arkansas, and Sequoyah County, Oklahoma. Lee Creek flows from Arkansas into Oklahoma, then returns to Arkansas before its confluence with the Arkansas River near Van Buren and Fort Smith. Lee Creek is also known as Lee's Creek, mostly in Oklahoma where it is classified by the State of Oklahoma as a State Scenic River. In Arkansas upstream of the Oklahoma border, Lee Creek is classified by the State of Arkansas as an Extraordinary Resource Waterway. Crossings * Lee Creek Bridge (Natural Dam, Arkansas) * Lee Creek Bridge (Van Buren, Arkansas) See also * Butterfield Overland Mail Route Lee Creek Road Segment *List of rivers of Arkansas This article is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of Arkansas. By drainage basin This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fourche Maline
Fourche Maline (pronounced foosh-ma-lean) (''Bad Fork'', French) is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed June 3, 2011 tributary of the Poteau River in Oklahoma. The headwaters of Fourche Maline are in the Sans Bois Mountains in northwest Latimer County. It flows southwestward through Robbers Cave State Park, then southeastward past Wilburton before turning eastward until it reaches the Poteau River in Le Flore County. Fourche Maline's confluence with the Poteau River is now submerged in Lake Wister, about south of the confluence. The distance from origin to confluence is about ''Wister Lake O & M Program, Poteau River: Environmental Impact Statement''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Fork
The James Fork is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map , accessed June 3, 2011 river in the U.S. states of Arkansas and Oklahoma, forming on the north slope of Poteau Mountain in the Ouachita National Forest in Arkansas and flowing north and west into the Poteau River near Panama, Oklahoma. Via the Poteau and Arkansas rivers, the James Fork is part of the Mississippi River watershed. The settlements of Hartford, Midland, and Hackett, Arkansas are on or near the river. Portions of the Mansfield Branch of the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway and the main line of the Midland Valley Railroad were built alongside the river. References *United States Geological Survey topographic map In modern mapping, a topographic map or topographic sheet is a type of map characterized by large- scale detail and quantitative representation of relief features, usually using contour lines (connecting points of equal elevation), bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poteau River
The Poteau River is a river located in the U.S. states of Arkansas and Oklahoma extending 141 miles (227 kilometers).U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed June 3, 2011 It is the only river in Oklahoma that flows north and is the seventh-largest river in the state. The Poteau River is a tributary of the Arkansas River, which is a tributary of the Mississippi River. Prior to Oklahoma's statehood, during the Indian Territory period (1838-1906), the stream served as the boundary between Skullyville County and Sugar Loaf County, two of the counties making up the Moshulatubbee District of the Choctaw Nation. The Poteau River also serves as the border between the states of Arkansas and Oklahoma for one mile to the south of Fort Smith. This border gives an additional 57 acres of land to Arkansas that would have instead been an exclave of the Choctaw Nation before 1905 when it was handed over to Arkansas. Etymology '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prairie Dog Town Fork Red River
Prairie Dog Town Fork Red River () is a sandy-braided stream about long, formed at the confluence of Palo Duro Creek and Tierra Blanca Creek, about northeast of Canyon, Texas, Canyon in Randall County, Texas, and flowing east-southeastward to the Red River of the South, Red River about east of the 100th meridian west, 100th meridian, south-southwest of Hollis, Oklahoma.United States Board on Geographical Names. 1960. Decisions on Geographical Names in the United States and Puerto Rico, Decisions rendered in May, June, July, and August, 1959, Decision list no. 5903, United States Department of the Interior, Washington DC, p. 51. Geography The Prairie Dog Town Fork Red River is the southernmost of two major forks which form the headwaters of the Red River. It begins as an ephemeral stream on the level surface of the Llano Estacado in Randall County, Texas, Randall County, about northeast of Canyon, Texas. The stream initially runs northeastward then southeastward across Randal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salt Fork Red River
The Salt Fork Red River is a sandy-braided stream about long, heading on the Llano Estacado of West Texas about north of Claude of Armstrong County, Texas, flowing east across the Texas Panhandle and Western Oklahoma to join the Red River about south of Altus of Jackson County, Oklahoma. Course The Salt Fork Red River rises in northern Armstrong County, Texas just to the south of Carson County, Texas. It flows southeast across Donley and Collingsworth County, Texas. Crossing into Oklahoma at the 100th meridian, it flows through Harmon County and Greer County, Oklahoma. It turns south near Mangum, Oklahoma and flows through central Jackson County, Oklahoma to its confluence with the Red River about northwest of Vernon, Texas or south of Altus. See also * Double Mountain Fork Brazos River *Geography of Oklahoma * List of rivers in Oklahoma *List of Texas rivers *Llano Estacado * Palo Duro Canyon *Prairie Dog Town Fork Red River Prairie Dog Town Fork Red River () is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elm Fork Red River
The Elm Fork Red River is a river in Oklahoma. It flows into the North Fork of the Red River near Quartz Mountain State Park, about ten miles east of Mangum, Oklahoma Mangum is a city in and county seat of Greer County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 2,762 as of the 2020 United States census. Mangum was originally part of Old Greer County in the Texas panhandle. The community was named for A. S .... External links *United States Geological SurveySource of Elm Fork Red(accessed January 9, 2007). *United States Geological SurveyMouth of Elm Fork Red River(accessed January 9, 2007). Oklahoma Digital Maps: Digital Collections of Oklahoma and Indian Territory* Rivers of Oklahoma Tributaries of the Red River of the South Bodies of water of Greer County, Oklahoma {{Oklahoma-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
