Prairie Dog Town Fork Red River

Prairie Dog Town Fork Red River
Photo of the Prairie Dog Town Fork Red River
Prairie Dog Town Fork in Armstrong County
Map of Red River and tributaries
Native nameKecheahquehono (Comanche)
Location
Country United States
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationRandall County, Texas
 • coordinates35°00′09″N 101°54′10″W / 35.00250°N 101.90278°W / 35.00250; -101.90278
 • elevation3,471 ft (1,058 m)
Mouth 
 • location
Harmon County, Oklahoma
 • coordinates
34°34′41″N 99°58′00″W / 34.57806°N 99.96667°W / 34.57806; -99.96667
 • elevation
1,545 ft (471 m)
Length120 mi (190 km)
Basin size7,630 sq mi (19,800 km2)
Basin features
River systemRed River
Tributaries 
 • leftMulberry Creek
 • rightLittle Red River

Prairie Dog Town Fork Red River (from Comanche Kecheahquehono 'Prairie Dog Town River') is a sandy-braided stream about 120 mi (193 km) long, formed at the confluence of Palo Duro Creek and Tierra Blanca Creek, about 1.8 mi (2.9 km) northeast of Canyon in Randall County, Texas, and flowing east-southeastward to the Red River about 1 mi (2 km) east of the 100th meridian, 8 mi (13 km) south-southwest of Hollis, Oklahoma.[1]

  1. ^ United States Board on Geographical Names. 1960. Decisions on Geographical Names in the United States and Puerto Rico, Decisions rendered in May, June, July, and August, 1959, Decision list no. 5903, United States Department of the Interior, Washington DC, p. 51.