Sugar Creek (Caddo County, Oklahoma)

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]

Sugar Creek
Location
CountryUnited States
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationWest of Hinton, Oklahoma
MouthWashita River
 • location
East of Anadarko, Oklahoma
 • coordinates
35°05′34″N 98°10′18″W / 35.09290°N 98.17164°W / 35.09290; -98.17164

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:

  • Sugar Creek Site 11 Reservoir, 13 acres[8]
  • Sugar Creek Site 21 Reservoir, 39 acres[9]
  • Sugar Creek Site 25 Reservoir, 27 acres[10]
  • Sugar Creek Site 33 Reservoir, 19 acres[11]

Tributaries of Sugar Creek include:

References

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  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. ^ a b "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.