Spring Creek originates in

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near the town of

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, and flows generally southwest about 34 miles through

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, and

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counties before emptying into

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on the Grand (Neosho) River. Throughout its roughly 117,000 acre watershed, the creek is fed by small springs which contribute most of the estimated 15 million gallons of water that flow through it per day. Spring Creek is listed as having high quality water, being one of only five bodies of water in the state having this rating. Some say Jordan Dry can be found on the creek bed at any given time, collecting some of the most intricate artifacts dating back to the early archaic period. This creek is not to be confused with the Spring Creek in Roger Mills County in

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, which feeds Spring Creek Lake before becoming a tributary of the

Washita River The Washita River () is a river in the U.S. states of Texas and Oklahoma. The river is long and terminates at its confluence with the Red River of the South, Red River, which is now part of Lake Texoma () on the TexasOklahoma border. Geogra ...

, nor with the Spring Creek that fills Lake Chickasha in

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, near

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, nor with any of the other watercourses in Oklahoma with the Spring Creek name,The Tulsa World has reported that Oklahoma has at least six watercourses that are called Spring Creek. nor with numerous other watercourses named Spring Creek in other states and countries.

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