| Coldwater Creek | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Cimarron County, Oklahoma |
| • coordinates | 36°29′52″N 102°53′34″W / 36.4978°N 102.8927°W[1] |
| Mouth | |
• location | Beaver River, Oklahoma |
• coordinates | 36°39′35″N 101°07′17″W / 36.65974°N 101.12127°W |
| Basin size | 1,903 sq mi (4,930 km2) |
Coldwater Creek is an intermittently-flowing stream in northeastern New Mexico, and the panhandles of Oklahoma and Texas. As far back as 1907, the USGS reported that Coldwater Creek is a dry sand bed most of the year.[2] One source says that Coldwater Creek is also known as Rabbit Ears Creek, because it rises near Rabbit Ears, a pair of mountain peaks in Union County, New Mexico.[3] According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), Coldwater Creek drains an area of 1,903 square miles (4,930 km2).[4]
- ^ "Coldwater Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Gould, Charles N. "The Geology and Water Resources of the Western Portion of the Panhandle of Texas."p. 48. U.S. Geological Survey, Water Supply and Irrigation Paper No. 191. 1907. Available on Google Books. Accessed August 16, 2015.
- ^ Rathjen, Frederick J. The Texas Panhandle Frontier. 1973. p.3. Available on Google Books. Accessed August 16, 2015.
- ^ USGS, "Site Map for Oklahoma:USGS 07232900 Coldwater Creek near Guymon, OK", Accessed August 16, 2015