Cobb Creek (Oklahoma)
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| Cobb Creek | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Southeast of Clinton, Oklahoma |
| Mouth | |
• location | Southeast of Fort Cobb, Oklahoma |
• coordinates | 35°05′27″N 98°25′39″W / 35.0909°N 98.4275°W |
Cobb Creek, also known as Pond Creek,[1][2] is a watercourse in Washita and Caddo counties in Oklahoma.[3] It originates in Washita County just south of the Custer-Washita county line (E1070 Rd), being south of Weatherford, Oklahoma.[4][5] It flows generally south-southeast, feeding into the 157-acre Crowder Lake,[6] also known as the Cobb Creek Watershed Dam No. 1.[7] It continues below the lake, passing through Colony, Oklahoma, after which it turns more southeasterly and crosses into Caddo County.[8] It joins Fort Cobb Lake from the west.[9][10] Cobb Creek continues south-southeast below that lake,[11] and ends when it becomes a tributary of the Washita River just southeast of Fort Cobb, Oklahoma.[12]
The creek is a perennial stream maintained by discharge from the Rush Springs Aquifer.[13] Flooding frequently happened in the Cobb Creek watershed: from 1923 to 1942 there were 13 major floods and 67 smaller floods.[14] Twelve dams have since been constructed throughout the watershed to control this problem.[14]
Tributaries include:
