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