Clear Boggy Creek

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
CountryUnited States of America
StateOklahoma
Physical characteristics
Discharge 
  locationCaney
  average498 cu ft/s (14.1 m3/s)[1]
Basin features
River systemRed River of the South

Geography

According 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

Boggy Depot was established on Clear Boggy Creek.[5]

References

  1. "USGS Surface Water data for Oklahoma: USGS Surface-Water Annual Statistics".
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Clear Boggy Creek
  3. 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
  4. 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)
  5. 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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