Cache Creek (Oklahoma)

Cache Creek
Cache Creek sandbar geology including the periodic variations in stream flow and water level.
Location
Country	United States
State	Oklahoma
Region	Southwestern United States
Physical characteristics
Source	Confluence of East Cache Creek and West Cache Creek
• location	Temple Cotton County Oklahoma, Southwestern United States, United States
• coordinates	34°12′23″N 98°18′23″W
• elevation	915 ft (279 m)
Mouth	Red River
• location	Taylor, Oklahoma, Southwestern United States, United States
• coordinates	34°08′00″N 98°16′05″W
• elevation	888 ft (271 m)
Length	5.5 mi (8.9 km)
Basin size	796 sq mi (2,060 km^2)
Basin features
River system	Red River
Tributaries
• left	West Cache Creek, Deep Red Creek
• right	East Cache Creek

State of Oklahoma sign designating Cache Creek

Cache Creek is a small creek in Cotton County, Oklahoma and a tributary of the Red River.^[1] Cache Creek has a distance of 5.5 miles (8.9 km) from the Red River to the East Cache Creek and West Cache Creek basin. The East Cache Creek and West Cache Creek confluence is located 6 miles (9.7 km) southwest of Temple, Oklahoma.

Cache Creek has three primary tributaries East Cache Creek, West Cache Creek, and Deep Red Creek.

East Cache Creek

East Cache Creek has a stream source located geographically 6.5 miles (10.5 km) northwest of Meers, Oklahoma.^[2][3] The creek routes to the Cache Creek basin located southwest of Temple, Oklahoma. East Cache Creek has a distance of approximately 50 miles (80 km) and rises from an elevation of 915 to 1,725 ft (279 to 526 m).

Elmer Thomas Lake, Lake Ellsworth, Lake Lawtonka, Little Medicine Creek, Medicine Creek, Snake Creek, and Soldier Creek are tributaries of East Cache Creek.^{[4][5][6][7][8][9][10]}

West Cache Creek

West Cache Creek has a stream source located geographically 6.5 miles (10.5 km) south of Saddle Mountain, Oklahoma.^[11][12] The creek routes to the Cache Creek basin located southwest of Temple, Oklahoma. West Cache Creek has a distance of approximately 45 miles (72 km) and rises from an elevation of 915 to 1,961 ft (279 to 598 m).

Gramma Lake, Comanche Lake, Kiowa Lake, French Lake, Fish Lakes, Lost Lake, Quanah Parker Lake, Crater Lake, Canyon Lake, Crater Creek, Blue Beaver Creek, Lake Rush, Lake Jed Johnson, Ketch Lake, Pecan Creek, and Sandy Creek are tributaries of West Cache Creek.^{[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27]}

Deep Red Creek

Deep Red Creek has a stream source located geographically 4.5 miles (7.2 km) west of the Charon Gardens Wilderness Area near Odetta, Oklahoma.^[28] The creek routes to West Cache Creek located 5.5 miles (8.9 km) to the northeast of Randlett, Oklahoma. Deep Red Creek has a distance of approximately 43 miles (69 km) and rises from an elevation of 957 to 1,567 ft (292 to 478 m).

Lake Frederick and Little Deep Red Creek are tributaries of Deep Red Creek.^{[29][30][31][32]}

Discharges

Name	Location	Discharge	Notes
East Cache Creek	Walters	223 cu ft/s (6.3 m^3/s)[33]
West Cache Creek	Cookietown	182 cu ft/s (5.2 m^3/s)[34]
Deep Red Creek	Randlett	168 cu ft/s (4.8 m^3/s)[35]
Cache Creek	Mouth	573 cu ft/s (16.2 m^3/s)	Discharge obtained by combining East & West Cache Creek & Deep Red Creek

Stream Water & Watershed Data

• Varghese, Saji (1998). "Hydrologic Investigation of Red River Basin" (PDF). Oklahoma Water Resources Board. OK.gov - Oklahoma State Portal.
• Moreno, Maria A. (2011). "Hydrologic Investigation of the Beaver and Cache Stream Systems" (PDF). Oklahoma Water Resources Board. OK.gov - Oklahoma State Portal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-05. Retrieved 2015-09-12.
• "Watershed Planning Region Report: Beaver-Cache" (PDF). Oklahoma Water Resources Board. OK.gov - Oklahoma State Portal. 2012.

See also

• Cache, Oklahoma
• Robinsons Landing Marina
• Wichita Mountains
• Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cache Creek
2. "East Cache Creek" (PDF). Oklahoma Water Resources Board ~ Beneficial Use Monitoring Program (BUMP). Oklahoma State Portal ~ OK.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-25. Retrieved 2012-10-21.
3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: East Cache Creek
4. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Elmer Thomas Lake
5. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Ellsworth
6. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Lawtonka
7. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Little Medicine Creek
8. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Medicine Creek
9. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Snake Creek
10. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Soldier Creek
11. "West Cache Creek" (PDF). Oklahoma Water Resources Board ~ Beneficial Use Monitoring Program (BUMP). Oklahoma State Portal ~ OK.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-25. Retrieved 2012-10-21.
12. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: West Cache Creek
13. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gramma Lake
14. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Comanche Lake
15. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kiowa Lake
16. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: French Lake
17. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fish Lakes
18. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lost Lake
19. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Quanah Parker Lake
20. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Crater Lake
21. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Canyon Lake
22. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Crater Creek
23. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Blue Beaver Creek
24. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Rush
25. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ketch Lake
26. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pecan Creek
27. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sandy Creek
28. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Deep Red Creek
29. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Frederick
30. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Little Deep Red Creek
31. "Lake Frederick" (PDF). Oklahoma Water Resources Board ~ Beneficial Use Monitoring Program (BUMP). Oklahoma State Portal ~ OK.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-05-17. Retrieved 2012-10-21.
32. "Lake Fredrick Map". Oklahoma Water Resources Board ~ Lakes Of Oklahoma. Oklahoma State Portal ~ OK.gov. Retrieved 2012-10-21.
33. "USGS Surface Water data for Oklahoma: USGS Surface-Water Annual Statistics".
34. "USGS Surface Water data for Oklahoma: USGS Surface-Water Annual Statistics".
35. "USGS Surface Water data for Oklahoma: USGS Surface-Water Annual Statistics".

External links

• Media related to Cache Creek (Oklahoma) at Wikimedia Commons
• Media related to 19th-century maps of Oklahoma at Wikimedia Commons
• Johnson, Kenneth S. (2009). "Lakes and Reservoirs". Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. Oklahoma Historical Society. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
• Johnson, Kenneth S. (2009). "Rivers and Streams". Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. Oklahoma Historical Society. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
• Johnson, Kenneth S.; Luza, Kenneth V. (2008). "Rivers, Streams, and Lakes of Oklahoma" (PDF). Oklahoma Geological Survey. University of Oklahoma. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
• "Important Farmlands Map, Cotton County, Oklahoma". Oklahoma Digital Maps Collection. Oklahoma State University. 1979. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
• "Oklahoma and Indian Territory". Oklahoma Digital Maps Collection - Russal Brawley Collection. Oklahoma State University. 1892. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 13, 2012.