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- ↑ "Spring Creek". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved August 9, 2021.
- 1 2 "A Pristine Ozark Stream". Spring Creek Coalition. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
- 1 2 "This Swimming Spot Has The Clearest, Most Pristine Water In Oklahoma". Only In Your State, June 5, 2019. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
- ↑ "Spring Creek Lake (Oklahoma)". Google Maps. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
- ↑ "Black Kettle and McClellan Creek National Grasslands". Forest Service. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
- ↑ "Spring Creek Lake, Oklahoma". Google Maps. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
- ↑ "Spring Creek, Oklahoma 73059". Google Maps. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
- ↑ The Tulsa World has reported that Oklahoma has at least six watercourses that are called Spring Creek. "Oklahoma creeks share common names". Bob Bledsoe, Tulsa World, February 2, 1989. Retrieved August 2, 2021.