Blue River (Oklahoma)

Blue River
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Location
CountyMurray
CountyPontotoc
CountyJohnston
CountyBryan
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationnear Roff, Oklahoma
MouthRed River
Length141 miles (227 km)
Basin size670 square miles (1,700 km2)
Discharge 
 • locationBlue
 • average320 cu ft/s (9.1 m3/s)[1]
Basin features
River systemRed River

The Blue River is a 141-mile-long (227 km)[2] tributary of the Red River in southern Oklahoma in the United States. Via the Red River, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River. According to the Geographic Names Information System, the river has also been known as Blue Creek. The Board on Geographic Names settled on "Blue River" as the stream's official name in 1977.

A clear water stream in its upper course, the Blue River is important for recreation, especially fishing. Several areas along the river are owned by the state of Oklahoma and the Nature Conservancy.

  1. ^ "USGS Surface Water data for Oklahoma: USGS Surface-Water Annual Statistics".
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed June 3, 2011