Cottonwood Creek (Cimarron River tributary)
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| Cottonwood Creek | |
|---|---|
 Cottonwood Creek | |
  Location of mouth | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• coordinates | 35°54′15″N 97°26′42″W / 35.90411°N 97.44492°W |
| Length | approx. 30 miles |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 10322 [1] |
Cottonwood Creek is a stream in Oklahoma 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 about320 square miles.[2]
The creek has often caused flooding in Guthrie.[3][4][5][6] It is also the namesake of the Cottonwood Flats festival grounds in Guthrie.[7]