Salt Fork Red River Explained

Salt Fork Red River
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:States
Subdivision Name2:Texas, Oklahoma
Length:311km (193miles)
Source1:Llano Estacado
Source1 Location:2.9km (01.8miles) north of Claude, Armstrong County, Texas
Source1 Coordinates:35.1558°N -101.3622°W
Source1 Elevation:1040m (3,410feet)
Mouth:Confluence Red River
Mouth Location:21km (13miles) south of Altus, Jackson County, Oklahoma
Mouth Coordinates:34.45°N -99.3503°W
Mouth Elevation:383m (1,257feet)
Basin Size:5180km2[1]

The Salt Fork Red River is a sandy-braided stream about 311km (193miles) long, heading on the Llano Estacado of West Texas about 2.9km (01.8miles) north of Claude of Armstrong County, Texas, flowing east across the Texas Panhandle and Western Oklahoma to join the Red River about 21km (13miles) south of Altus of Jackson County, Oklahoma.[2]

Course

The Salt Fork Red River rises in northern Armstrong County, Texas just to the south of Carson County, Texas. It flows southeast across Donley and Collingsworth County, Texas. Crossing into Oklahoma at the 100th meridian, it flows through Harmon County and Greer County, Oklahoma. It turns south near Mangum, Oklahoma and flows through central Jackson County, Oklahoma to its confluence with the Red River about 20miles northwest of Vernon, Texas or 21km (13miles) south of Altus.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Seaber, P.R., Kapinos, F.P. and Knapp, G.L. 1987. Hydrological unit maps. United States Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 2294, p. 44.
  2. Web site: Salt Fork Red River . Handbook of Texas Online. July 29, 2011. Texas State Historical Association.