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
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationGray County, Texas
 • coordinates35°24′10″N 101°04′47″W / 35.4028244°N 101.0795982°W / 35.4028244; -101.0795982[1]
 • elevation3,471 ft (1,058 m)
Mouth 
 • location
Tillman County, Oklahoma
 • coordinates
34°19′00″N 99°12′01″W / 34.3167496°N 99.2003587°W / 34.3167496; -99.2003587[1]
 • elevation
1,181 ft (360 m)
Length271 mi (436 km)
Basin size5,000 sq mi (13,000 km2)
Discharge 
 • locationTipton
 • average531 cu ft/s (15.0 m3/s)[2]
Basin features
River systemRed River

The North Fork Red River, sometimes called simply the "North Fork", is a tributary of the Red River of the South 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.[3][4] Rising in Gray County, Texas, it terminates at the confluence with Prairie Dog Town Fork of the Red River at the Texas-Oklahoma border.

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: North Fork Red River
  2. ^ "USGS Surface Water data for Oklahoma: USGS Surface-Water Annual Statistics".
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "The National Map". U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved Feb 15, 2011.