Buck Creek (Red River tributary)

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Buck Creek
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Buck Creek at US83 crossing in Childress County, Texas
Location
Country United States
Physical characteristics
Source 
  location Donley County, Texas
  elevation2,689 feet (820 m)
Mouth  
  location
Harmon County, Oklahoma
  elevation
1,551 feet (473 m)

Buck Creek is a river in Texas and far southwestern Oklahoma, a tributary of the Red River.

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