North Fork Red River

North Fork Red River

Photo of the North Fork Red River

North Fork Red River in Wheeler County, Texas

Map of the Red River watershed
Origin Gray County, Texas
35°24′10″N 101°04′47″W / 35.4028244°N 101.0795982°W[1]
Mouth Tillman County, Oklahoma
34°19′00″N 99°12′01″W / 34.3167496°N 99.2003587°W[1]
Length 271 mi (436 km)
Mouth elevation 1,181 ft (360 m)
Basin area 5,000 sq mi (13,000 km2)
River system Red River

The North Fork Red River is a tributary of the Red River about 271 mi (436 km) long, heading along the eastern Caprock Escarpment of the Llano Estacado about 11.4 mi (18.3 km) southwest of Pampa, Texas.[2][3] From its source, it flows eastward from western Gray County, Texas, passing through Wheeler County, Texas, into Oklahoma. Just west of the Wheeler county line, it is joined by McClellan Creek, its chief tributary.[4] In Oklahoma, the stream flows east across Beckham County where it joins Sweetwater Creek and then turns southeast to form the county line between Greer and Kiowa. In southern Greer County, the North Fork joins Elm Creek before turning in a more southerly direction and forming the border between Kiowa and Jackson and Jackson and Tillman counties of Oklahoma.[4] It joins the Red River along the Texas-Oklahoma border about 12.7 mi (20.4 km) northeast of Vernon, Texas.[5] Overall, the North Fork Red River descends 2,098 ft (639 m) from its headwaters to its confluence with the Red River, passing through mostly rolling to flat terrain with local shallow depressions along its course.

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: North Fork Red River
  2. ↑ United States Board on Geographical Names. 1960. Decisions on names in the United States: Alaska and Puerto Rico, Decisions rendered in May, June, and August 1959, Decision list no. 5903, United States Department of the Interior, Washington DC, p. 52.
  3. ↑ "The National Map". U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved Feb 15, 2011.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 North Fork of the Red River from the Handbook of Texas Online
  5. ↑ "An Analysis of Texas Waterways". Retrieved 2006-05-04.

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