Clear Boggy Creek

Clear Boggy Creek
Clear Boggy River
River
Country United States of America
State Oklahoma
Part of Red River of the South

Clear Boggy Creek,[1] also known as the Clear Boggy River, is a 132-mile-long (212 km)[2] creek in southeastern Oklahoma that is a tributary of Muddy Boggy Creek.

Geography

According to some sources, Clear Boggy Creek joins with Muddy Boggy Creek to form the Boggy River.[3] 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.[1]

Its gradient is about 15 feet per mile near its headwaters and 3 feet per mile near Boggy Depot and below.[3]

Water in Clear Boggy Creek is more mineralized than in Muddy Boggy Creek.[3]

History

Boggy Depot was established on Clear Boggy Creek.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Clear Boggy Creek
  2. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed June 3, 2011
  3. 1 2 3 Pigg, Jimmie. "A Survey of the Fishes of the Muddy Boggy River in South Central Oklahoma" (PDF). Retrieved November 4, 2009.
  4. Milligan, James. "Atoka County". Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. Oklahoma Historical Society. Retrieved November 4, 2009.

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Coordinates: 34°03′23″N 95°47′57″W / 34.05639°N 95.79917°W / 34.05639; -95.79917


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