Beaver River (Oklahoma)

Beaver River
Beaver River at US83 crossing in Oklahoma
Map of the Canadian River watershed showing the Beaver River
Location
CountryUnited States
StatesOklahoma, Texas
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationCimarron County, Oklahoma
 • coordinates36°35′50″N 102°52′05″W / 36.5972471°N 102.867978°W / 36.5972471; -102.867978[1]
MouthNorth Canadian River
 • location
Woodward County, Oklahoma
 • coordinates
36°35′20″N 99°30′06″W / 36.5889236°N 99.5017789°W / 36.5889236; -99.5017789[1]
 • elevation
1,952 ft (595 m)[1]
Length280 mi (450 km)
Basin size11,690 square miles (30,300 km2)
Discharge 
 • locationFort Supply
 • average190 cu ft/s (5.4 m3/s)[2]

The Beaver River is an intermittent river, 280 miles (450 km) long,[3] in western Oklahoma and northern Texas in the United States. It is a tributary of the North Canadian River, draining an area of 11,690 square miles (30,300 km2)[4] in a watershed that extends to northeastern New Mexico and includes most of the Oklahoma Panhandle.[5]

  1. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference GNIS was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ USGS Surface Water data for Oklahoma: USGS Surface-Water Annual Statistics
  3. ^ United States Board on Geographic Names (1970-11-10). "Beaver River". Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset/Watershed Boundary Dataset, area data covering Beaver River watershed (6-digit Hydrologic Unit Codes 111001 and 111002), viewed in The National Map, accessed 2019-09-25
  5. ^ "The National Map". viewer.nationalmap.gov. Archived from the original on 2017-10-29. Retrieved 2019-09-25.