Clear Boggy Creek

Clear Boggy Creek
Clear Boggy River
River
Country	United States of America
State	Oklahoma
Part of	Red River (Mississippi watershed)

Clear Boggy Creek,^[1] also known as the Clear Boggy River, is a 132-mile-long (212 km)^[2] creek in southeastern Oklahoma that is a tributary of Muddy Boggy Creek.

Geography

According to some sources, Clear Boggy Creek joins with Muddy Boggy Creek to form the Boggy River.^[3] Federal topographic maps and the Geographic Names Information System show Clear Boggy Creek as a tributary to Muddy Boggy Creek, which retains its name below the confluence.^[1]

Its gradient is about 15 feet per mile near its headwaters and 3 feet per mile near Boggy Depot and below.^[3]

Water in Clear Boggy Creek is more mineralized than in Muddy Boggy Creek.^[3]

History

Boggy Depot was established on Clear Boggy Creek.^[4]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Clear Boggy Creek
2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed June 3, 2011
3. ^ ^{a b c} Pigg, Jimmie. A Survey of the Fishes of the Muddy Boggy River in South Central Oklahoma. http://digital.library.okstate.edu/OAS/oas_pdf/v57/p68_82.pdf. Retrieved November 4, 2009. 
4. ^ Milligan, James. "Atoka County". Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. Oklahoma Historical Society. http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/A/AT005.html. Retrieved November 4, 2009. 

External links

• Clear Boggy Watershed