Caney Creek (Oklahoma)

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Caney Creek
Caney Creek (Oklahoma)
Location
CountryUnited States
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationnear Stilwell, Oklahoma
 • coordinates 35°47′50″N94°36′43″W / 35.79731°N 94.61189°W / 35.79731; -94.61189
Mouth Tenkiller Ferry Lake
 • location
north of Cookson, Oklahoma
 • coordinates
 35°45′59″N94°53′11″W / 35.7664°N 94.8863°W / 35.7664; -94.8863

Caney Creek is a watercourse in Adair County and Cherokee County in Oklahoma, United States. [1] [2] It forms just southeast of Stilwell and travels on an arc generally northwest, west, and then southwest before emptying into Tenkiller Ferry Lake on the Illinois River east of Pettit. [3]

Popular species of fish caught in Caney Creek include smallmouth bass, spotted bass, and largemouth bass. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Caney Creek". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Lake Tenkiller and Illinois River watershed in southwest Arkansas and northeast Oklahoma". ResearchGate. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Caney Creek". Natural Atlas. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Fishing in Caney Creek". Fishbrain. Retrieved July 28, 2021.


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