Sugar Creek (Caddo County, Oklahoma)

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Sugar Creek
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Physical characteristics
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 • locationWest of Hinton, Oklahoma
Mouth Washita River
 • location
East of Anadarko, Oklahoma
 • coordinates
 35°05′34″N98°10′18″W / 35.09290°N 98.17164°W / 35.09290; -98.17164 Coordinates: 35°05′34″N98°10′18″W / 35.09290°N 98.17164°W / 35.09290; -98.17164

Sugar Creek rises west of Hinton in Caddo County, Oklahoma. [1] It travels generally south-southeast directly through Lookeba [2] and the northeast corner of Binger. [3] It flows along the west boundary of Gracemont [4] before turning more southeasterly and joining the Washita River to the east of Anadarko, Oklahoma. [5]

The Sugar Creek Watershed, consisting of Sugar Creek and its tributaries, covers 232.4 square miles (148,748 acres). [6] About 97.3 percent of the watershed is in Caddo County; about 2.7 percent, in the upper northeast corner, is in Canadian County. [6] Small dams and reservoirs have been constructed to prevent flooding: the Sugar Creek watershed had 51 dams as of June, 2015. [7] Some examples, all in Caddo County, include:

Tributaries of Sugar Creek include:

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References

  1. ↑ "Hinton, Oklahoma". Google Maps. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Lookeba, Oklahoma". Google Maps. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Binger, Oklahoma". Google Maps. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Gracemont, Oklahoma". Google Maps. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Anadarko, Oklahoma". Google Maps. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  6. 1 2 "Sugar Creek Watershed Characteristics -Humans". US Department of Agriculture. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Flood control dams prevented $91M in damage in Oklahoma". Zak Patterson, KOKO News 5, June 15, 2015. 15 June 2015. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Sugar Creek Site 11 Reservoir". Lake-Link. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Sugar Creek Site 21 Reservoir". Lake-Link. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Sugar Creek Site 25 Reservoir". Lake-Link. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Sugar Creek Site 33 Reservoir". Lake-Link. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  12. ↑ "Kickapoo Creek, Oklahoma". Google Maps. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  13. ↑ "Medicine Creek, Oklahoma". Google Maps. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  14. ↑ "Wildcat Creek, Oklahoma". Google Maps. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  15. ↑ "Keechi Creek, Oklahoma". Google Maps. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  16. ↑ "White Bread Creek, Oklahoma". Google Maps. Retrieved August 3, 2021.


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