Sugar Creek (Caddo County, Oklahoma)

Sugar Creek rises west of Hinton in Caddo County, Oklahoma.[1] It travels generally south-southeast directly through Lookeba[2] and the northeast corner of Binger.[3] It flows along the west boundary of Gracemont[4] before turning more southeasterly and joining the Washita River to the east of Anadarko, Oklahoma.[5]

Sugar Creek
Location
CountryUnited States
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationWest of Hinton, Oklahoma
MouthWashita River
 • location
East of Anadarko, Oklahoma
 • coordinates
35°05′34″N 98°10′18″W

The Sugar Creek Watershed, consisting of Sugar Creek and its tributaries, covers 232.4 square miles (148,748 acres).[6] About 97.3 percent of the watershed is in Caddo County; about 2.7 percent, in the upper northeast corner, is in Canadian County.[6] Small dams and reservoirs have been constructed to prevent flooding: the Sugar Creek watershed had 51 dams as of June, 2015.[7] Some examples, all in Caddo County, include:

  • Sugar Creek Site 11 Reservoir, 13 acres[8]
  • Sugar Creek Site 21 Reservoir, 39 acres[9]
  • Sugar Creek Site 25 Reservoir, 27 acres[10]
  • Sugar Creek Site 33 Reservoir, 19 acres[11]

Tributaries of Sugar Creek include:

References
  1. "Hinton, Oklahoma". Google Maps. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  2. "Lookeba, Oklahoma". Google Maps. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  3. "Binger, Oklahoma". Google Maps. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  4. "Gracemont, Oklahoma". Google Maps. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  5. "Anadarko, Oklahoma". Google Maps. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  6. "Sugar Creek Watershed Characteristics -Humans". US Department of Agriculture. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  7. "Flood control dams prevented $91M in damage in Oklahoma". Zak Patterson, KOKO News 5, June 15, 2015. 15 June 2015. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  8. "Sugar Creek Site 11 Reservoir". Lake-Link. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  9. "Sugar Creek Site 21 Reservoir". Lake-Link. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  10. "Sugar Creek Site 25 Reservoir". Lake-Link. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  11. "Sugar Creek Site 33 Reservoir". Lake-Link. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  12. "Kickapoo Creek, Oklahoma". Google Maps. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  13. "Medicine Creek, Oklahoma". Google Maps. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  14. "Wildcat Creek, Oklahoma". Google Maps. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  15. "Keechi Creek, Oklahoma". Google Maps. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  16. "White Bread Creek, Oklahoma". Google Maps. Retrieved August 3, 2021.


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