Cottonwood Creek (Cimarron River tributary)

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Cottonwood Creek
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Cottonwood Creek
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Location of mouth
Location
Country United States
State Oklahoma
Physical characteristics
Mouth  
  coordinates
35°54′15″N97°26′42″W / 35.90411°N 97.44492°W / 35.90411; -97.44492 Coordinates: 35°54′15″N97°26′42″W / 35.90411°N 97.44492°W / 35.90411; -97.44492
Lengthapprox. 30 miles
Discharge 
  average10322 [1]

Cottonwood Creek is a stream that flows from rural Canadian County through portions of Logan County until it reaches its mouth at the Cimarron River, northwest of Guthrie.

Significant tributaries of Cottonwood Creek include Chisholm Creek and Deer Creek. Its source is located in rural Canadian County northwest of the city of Piedmont. The stream drains approximately 320 square miles. [2]

The creek has often caused flooding in Guthrie. [3] [4] [5] It is also the namesake of the Cottonwood Flats Festival Ground in Guthrie. [6]

Historic flood levels

Record flood crest levels of Cottonwood Creek at Guthrie [7]
Crest level in feetDate
30.0010/20/1983
29.6005/09/1993
29.2610/02/1959
28.5805/15/1949
28.0909/21/1965
27.9005/28/1987
27.9006/09/1995
27.4005/22/2019
27.4006/01/2013
27.2009/13/1989


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