Cache Creek (Oklahoma)

Cache Creek is a small creek in Cotton County, Oklahoma and a tributary of the Red River.[1] Cache Creek has a distance of 5.5 miles (8.9 km) from the Red River to the East Cache Creek and West Cache Creek basin. The East Cache Creek and West Cache Creek confluence is located 6 miles (9.7 km) southwest of Temple, Oklahoma.

Cache Creek
Cache Creek sandbar geology including the periodic variations in stream flow and water level.
Location
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
RegionSouthwestern United States
Physical characteristics
SourceConfluence of East Cache Creek and West Cache Creek
  locationTemple Cotton County Oklahoma, Southwestern United States, United States
  coordinates34°12′23″N 98°18′23″W
  elevation915 ft (279 m)
MouthRed River
  location
Taylor, Oklahoma, Southwestern United States, United States
  coordinates
34°08′00″N 98°16′05″W
  elevation
888 ft (271 m)
Length5.5 mi (8.9 km)
Basin size796 sq mi (2,060 km2)
Basin features
River systemRed River
Tributaries 
  leftWest Cache Creek, Deep Red Creek
  rightEast Cache Creek
State of Oklahoma sign designating Cache Creek

Cache Creek has three primary tributaries East Cache Creek, West Cache Creek, and Deep Red Creek.

East Cache Creek

East Cache Creek has a stream source located geographically 6.5 miles (10.5 km) northwest of Meers, Oklahoma.[2][3] The creek routes to the Cache Creek basin located southwest of Temple, Oklahoma. East Cache Creek has a distance of approximately 50 miles (80 km) and rises from an elevation of 915 to 1,725 ft (279 to 526 m).

Elmer Thomas Lake, Lake Ellsworth, Lake Lawtonka, Little Medicine Creek, Medicine Creek, Snake Creek, and Soldier Creek are tributaries of East Cache Creek.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

West Cache Creek

West Cache Creek has a stream source located geographically 6.5 miles (10.5 km) south of Saddle Mountain, Oklahoma.[11][12] The creek routes to the Cache Creek basin located southwest of Temple, Oklahoma. West Cache Creek has a distance of approximately 45 miles (72 km) and rises from an elevation of 915 to 1,961 ft (279 to 598 m).

Gramma Lake, Comanche Lake, Kiowa Lake, French Lake, Fish Lakes, Lost Lake, Quanah Parker Lake, Crater Lake, Canyon Lake, Crater Creek, Blue Beaver Creek, Lake Rush, Lake Jed Johnson, Ketch Lake, Pecan Creek, and Sandy Creek are tributaries of West Cache Creek.[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27]

Deep Red Creek

Deep Red Creek has a stream source located geographically 4.5 miles (7.2 km) west of the Charon Gardens Wilderness Area near Odetta, Oklahoma.[28] The creek routes to West Cache Creek located 5.5 miles (8.9 km) to the northeast of Randlett, Oklahoma. Deep Red Creek has a distance of approximately 43 miles (69 km) and rises from an elevation of 957 to 1,567 ft (292 to 478 m).

Lake Frederick and Little Deep Red Creek are tributaries of Deep Red Creek.[29][30][31][32]

Discharges

NameLocationDischargeNotes
East Cache CreekWalters223 cu ft/s (6.3 m3/s)[33]
West Cache CreekCookietown182 cu ft/s (5.2 m3/s)[34]
Deep Red CreekRandlett168 cu ft/s (4.8 m3/s)[35]
Cache CreekMouth573 cu ft/s (16.2 m3/s)Discharge obtained by combining East & West Cache Creek & Deep Red Creek

Stream Water & Watershed Data

  • Varghese, Saji (1998). "Hydrologic Investigation of Red River Basin" (PDF). Oklahoma Water Resources Board. OK.gov - Oklahoma State Portal.
  • Moreno, Maria A. (2011). "Hydrologic Investigation of the Beaver and Cache Stream Systems" (PDF). Oklahoma Water Resources Board. OK.gov - Oklahoma State Portal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-05. Retrieved 2015-09-12.
  • "Watershed Planning Region Report: Beaver-Cache" (PDF). Oklahoma Water Resources Board. OK.gov - Oklahoma State Portal. 2012.

See also

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cache Creek
  2. "East Cache Creek" (PDF). Oklahoma Water Resources Board ~ Beneficial Use Monitoring Program (BUMP). Oklahoma State Portal ~ OK.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-25. Retrieved 2012-10-21.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: East Cache Creek
  4. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Elmer Thomas Lake
  5. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Ellsworth
  6. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Lawtonka
  7. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Little Medicine Creek
  8. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Medicine Creek
  9. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Snake Creek
  10. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Soldier Creek
  11. "West Cache Creek" (PDF). Oklahoma Water Resources Board ~ Beneficial Use Monitoring Program (BUMP). Oklahoma State Portal ~ OK.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-25. Retrieved 2012-10-21.
  12. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: West Cache Creek
  13. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gramma Lake
  14. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Comanche Lake
  15. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kiowa Lake
  16. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: French Lake
  17. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fish Lakes
  18. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lost Lake
  19. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Quanah Parker Lake
  20. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Crater Lake
  21. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Canyon Lake
  22. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Crater Creek
  23. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Blue Beaver Creek
  24. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Rush
  25. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ketch Lake
  26. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pecan Creek
  27. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sandy Creek
  28. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Deep Red Creek
  29. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Frederick
  30. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Little Deep Red Creek
  31. "Lake Frederick" (PDF). Oklahoma Water Resources Board ~ Beneficial Use Monitoring Program (BUMP). Oklahoma State Portal ~ OK.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-05-17. Retrieved 2012-10-21.
  32. "Lake Fredrick Map". Oklahoma Water Resources Board ~ Lakes Of Oklahoma. Oklahoma State Portal ~ OK.gov. Retrieved 2012-10-21.
  33. "USGS Surface Water data for Oklahoma: USGS Surface-Water Annual Statistics".
  34. "USGS Surface Water data for Oklahoma: USGS Surface-Water Annual Statistics".
  35. "USGS Surface Water data for Oklahoma: USGS Surface-Water Annual Statistics".
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