Clear Boggy Creek,[2] also known as the Clear Boggy River, is a 132-mile-long (212 km)[3] creek in southeastern Oklahoma that is a tributary of Muddy Boggy Creek.
| Clear Boggy Creek Clear Boggy River | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States of America |
| State | Oklahoma |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Caney |
| • average | 498 cu ft/s (14.1 m3/s)[1] |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Red River of the South |
Geography
editAccording to some sources, Clear Boggy Creek joins with Muddy Boggy Creek to form the Boggy River.[4] Federal topographic maps and the Geographic Names Information System show Clear Boggy Creek as a tributary to Muddy Boggy Creek, which retains its name below the confluence.[2]
Its gradient is about 15 feet per mile near its headwaters and 3 feet per mile near Boggy Depot and below.[4]
Water in Clear Boggy Creek is more mineralized than in Muddy Boggy Creek.[4]
History
editBoggy Depot was established on Clear Boggy Creek.[5]
References
edit- ^ "USGS Surface Water data for Oklahoma: USGS Surface-Water Annual Statistics".
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Clear Boggy Creek
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2016-06-30 at the Wayback Machine, accessed June 3, 2011
- ^ a b c Pigg, Jimmie. "A Survey of the Fishes of the Muddy Boggy River in South Central Oklahoma" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 24, 2010. Retrieved November 4, 2009.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Milligan, James. "Atoka County". Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. Oklahoma Historical Society. Archived from the original on July 21, 2010. Retrieved November 4, 2009.
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