Cobb Creek (Oklahoma) Explained

Cobb Creek
Source1 Location:Southeast of Clinton, Oklahoma
Mouth Location:Southeast of Fort Cobb, Oklahoma
Mouth Coordinates:35.0909°N -98.4275°W
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States

Cobb Creek, also known as Pond Creek,[1] [2] is a watercourse in Washita and Caddo counties in Oklahoma. It originates in Washita County just south of the Custer-Washita county line (E1070 Rd), being south of Weatherford, Oklahoma.[3] [4] It flows generally south-southeast, feeding into the 157-acre Crowder Lake,[5] also known as the Cobb Creek Watershed Dam No. 1.[6] It continues below the lake, passing through Colony, Oklahoma, after which it turns more southeasterly and crosses into Caddo County.[7] It joins Fort Cobb Lake from the west.[8] [9] Cobb Creek continues south-southeast below that lake,[10] and ends when it becomes a tributary of the Washita River just southeast of Fort Cobb, Oklahoma.[11]

The creek is a perennial stream maintained by discharge from the Rush Springs Aquifer.[12] Flooding frequently happened in the Cobb Creek watershed: from 1923 to 1942 there were 13 major floods and 67 smaller floods.[13] Twelve dams have since been constructed throughout the watershed to control this problem.[13]

Tributaries include:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Washita County, Oklahoma, Towns, Communities & More. Oklahoma GenWeb. August 9, 2021.
  2. Web site: Fort Cobb Dam: Technical Record of Design and Construction, p.11. 1963. United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, August 1963. August 4, 2021.
  3. Web site: Cobb Creek (focus on Inception). Google Maps. August 4, 2021.
  4. Web site: Washita County, OK. Google Maps. August 4, 2021.
  5. Web site: Crowder Lake. Southwestern Oklahoma State University. August 4, 2021.
  6. Web site: Cobb Creek Watershed Dam No. 1. Oklahoma Conservation Commission and National Resources Conservation Service. August 4, 2021.
  7. Web site: Caddo County, Oklahoma. Google Maps. August 4, 2021.
  8. Web site: Cobb Creek (focus on joinder with Fort Cobb Lake). Google Maps. August 4, 2021.
  9. Web site: Fort Cobb Lake, Oklahoma. Google Maps. August 4, 2021.
  10. Web site: Cobb Creek (focus on exit from Fort Cobb Lake). Google Maps. August 4, 2021.
  11. Web site: Fort Cobb, Oklahoma. August 4, 2021.
  12. Web site: Overview of Water Resources in and Near Wichita and Affiliated Tribes Treaty Lands in Western Oklahoma, p7. US Geological Survey, 2003. August 7, 2021.
  13. Web site: Cobb Creek Watershed Dam No. 1. Oklahoma Conservation Commission & Natural Resources Conservation Service. August 7, 2021.
  14. Web site: Bull Creek, Oklahoma. Google Maps. August 7, 2021.
  15. Web site: Cobb Creek, Oklahoma (joined by Spring Creek). Google Maps. August 7, 2021.
  16. Web site: Buck Creek, Oklahoma. Google Maps. August 7, 2021.
  17. Web site: Fivemile Creek, Oklahoma. Google Maps. August 7, 2021.
  18. Web site: Crooked Creek, Oklahoma. Google Maps. August 7, 2021.
  19. Web site: Cobb Creek, Oklahoma (joined by Camp Creek). Google Maps. August 7, 2021.
  20. Web site: Lake Creek, Oklahoma. Google Maps. August 7, 2021.
  21. Web site: Willow Creek, Oklahoma. Google Maps. August 7, 2021.
  22. Web site: Cobb Creek, Oklahoma (joined by Punjo Creek). Google Maps. August 7, 2021.

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