Lee Creekis a 64.6-mile-long (104.0 km)[1]riverinArkansasandOklahomawhich starts nearWest ForkinWashington County, Arkansas,and flows south to theArkansas Riverpassing throughCrawford County, Arkansas,andSequoyah County, Oklahoma.Lee Creek flows from Arkansas into Oklahoma, then returns to Arkansas before its confluence with the Arkansas River nearVan BurenandFort Smith.
| Lee Creek Lee's Creek | |
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 The bridge across Lee Creek inDevil's Den State ParknearWinslow, Arkansas | |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| States | Arkansas,Oklahoma |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Washington County, Arkansas |
| • coordinates | 35°52′42″N94°11′51″W/ 35.87840°N 94.19750°W |
| Mouth | Confluencewith theArkansas River |
• location | Crawford County, Arkansas |
• coordinates | 35°26′59″N94°22′58″W/ 35.44960°N 94.38290°W[3] |
• elevation | 394 ft (120 m)[3] |
| Length | 64.6 mi (104.0 km)[1] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | nearShort |
| • average | 544 cu ft/s (15.4 m3/s)[2] |
Lee Creek is also known asLee's Creek,mostly in Oklahoma where it is classified by the State of Oklahoma as a State Scenic River. In Arkansas upstream of the Oklahoma border, Lee Creek is classified by the State of Arkansas as an Extraordinary Resource Waterway.
Crossings
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editReferences
edit- ^ab"The National Map".U.S. Geological Survey. Archived fromthe originalon March 29, 2012.RetrievedMarch 8,2011.
- ^"USGS Surface Water data for Oklahoma: USGS Surface-Water Annual Statistics".
- ^abU.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lee Creek (Arkansas)
External links
edit- Southwest Paddler - Lee Creek, Arkansas
- Oklahoma Digital Maps: Digital Collections of Oklahoma and Indian Territory
- "Lee Creek".Geographic Names Information System.United States Geological Survey.Retrieved2014-01-11.