Cottonwood Creek (Cimarron River tributary)

Cottonwood Creek
Cottonwood Creek
Cottonwood Creek (Cimarron River tributary) is located in Oklahoma
Cottonwood Creek (Cimarron River tributary)
Location of mouth
Location
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
Physical characteristics
Mouth 
 • coordinates
35°54′15″N 97°26′42″W / 35.90411°N 97.44492°W / 35.90411; -97.44492
Lengthapprox. 30 miles
Discharge 
 • average10322 [1]

Cottonwood Creek is a stream that flows from rural Canadian County through portions of Logan County until it reaches its mouth at the Cimarron River, northwest of Guthrie.

Significant tributaries of Cottonwood Creek include Chisholm Creek and Deer Creek. Its source is located in rural Canadian County northwest of the city of Piedmont. The stream drains approximately 320 square miles.[2]

The creek has often caused flooding in Guthrie.[3][4][5] It is also the namesake of the Cottonwood Flats Festival Ground in Guthrie.[6]