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Wolf Creek (Texas and Oklahoma)

Coordinates: 36°35′20″N 99°30′06″W / 36.5889236°N 99.5017789°W / 36.5889236; -99.5017789
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Wolf Creek
A map showing Wolf Creek within the Canadian River watershed
Location
StatesTexas, Oklahoma
CountiesOchiltree, Lipscomb, Ellis (Texas); Woodward (Oklahoma)[1]
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationOchiltree County, Texas
MouthNorth Canadian River
 • location
Woodward County, Oklahoma
 • coordinates
36°35′20″N 99°30′06″W / 36.5889236°N 99.5017789°W / 36.5889236; -99.5017789[2]
 • elevation
1,952 ft (595 m)
Basin size1,922.6 square miles (4,980 km2)

Wolf Creek is a tributary of the North Canadian River in Texas and Oklahoma in the United States. It begins in Ochiltree County, Texas, and flows generally westward and northwestward through Lipscomb and Ellis counties into Woodward County, Oklahoma, where it joins the Beaver River to form the North Canadian River.[3][4] The creek drains an area of 1,922.6 square miles (4,980 km2).[5]

The creek is dammed in Woodward County to form Fort Supply Lake.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wolf Creek
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wolf Creek
  3. ^ a b "The National Map: Location of Wolf Creek". viewer.nationalmap.gov. Retrieved 2019-09-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beaver River
  5. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset, area data covering Wolf Creek watershed (8-digit Hydrologic Unit Codes 11100202 and 11100203), viewed in The National Map, accessed 2019-09-23.