Sweetwater Creek (Gray County, Texas)
Sweetwater Creek is a stream in northeastern Gray County, Texas, which terminates with its joining with the North Fork of the Red River just northeast of Texola, Oklahoma.
It crosses Wheeler County, Texas, the southwest corner of Roger Mills County, Oklahoma, and terminates in Beckham County, Oklahoma.
The towns of Mobeetie, Texas, a Native American word meaning "sweetwater," where early settlers included Timothy Dwight Hobart and Temple Houston, and Sweetwater, Oklahoma, are named for the creek.
Historic Fort Elliott, in existence from 1875 to 1890, was situated on a high elevation of Sweetwater Creek, with the front of the shoe facing the southwest.[1]
See also
- List of Oklahoma rivers
- List of Texas rivers
References
External links
- Sweetwater Creek @ the Handbook of Texas Online
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sweetwater Creek
Coordinates: 35°18′03″N 99°56′46″W / 35.30083°N 99.94611°W