Lee Creek is a 64.6-mile-long (104.0 km)[1] river in Arkansas and Oklahoma which starts near West Fork in Washington County, Arkansas, and flows south to the Arkansas River passing through Crawford County, Arkansas, and Sequoyah County, Oklahoma. Lee Creek flows from Arkansas into Oklahoma, then returns to Arkansas before its confluence with the Arkansas River near Van Buren and Fort Smith.
| Lee Creek Lee's Creek | |
|---|---|
 The bridge across Lee Creek in Devil's Den State Park near Winslow, Arkansas | |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| States | Arkansas, Oklahoma |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Washington County, Arkansas |
| • coordinates | 35°52′42″N 94°11′51″W / 35.87840°N 94.19750°W |
| Mouth | Confluence with the Arkansas River |
• location | Crawford County, Arkansas |
• coordinates | 35°26′59″N 94°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 | near Short |
| • average | 544 cu ft/s (15.4 m3/s)[2] |
Lee Creek is also known as Lee'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
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "The National Map". U.S. Geological Survey. Archived from the original on March 29, 2012. Retrieved March 8, 2011.
- ^ "USGS Surface Water data for Oklahoma: USGS Surface-Water Annual Statistics".
- ^ a b U.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. Retrieved 2014-01-11.