Seneca Creek | |
Mouth Location: | Oklahoma |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Spring Creek is a tributary of the Beaver River in Harper County, Oklahoma, south of Laverne.[1] It is formed by the joinder of two other streams, known as the North Fork Spring Creek and the South Fork Spring Creek.[2] Both the North Fork and the South Fork originate southwest of Laverne, just inside Beaver County.[2] The North Fork heads northeasterly over the western Harper County line, whereas the South Fork heads east over the western border of Ellis County before taking a more north-northwesterly direction and crossing over the southern border of Harper County.[2] The forks meet south-southwest of Laverne and just north of US-412/US-270.[2] [3] Spring Creek then travels generally northeast.[1] [2] Maps typically show the creek terminating southeast of Laverne short of reaching the Beaver,[4] but the watershed extends all the way to the river.[2]
The Tulsa World has reported that Oklahoma has at least six watercourses that are called Spring Creek.[5] This Spring Creek is not to be confused with others including the Spring Creek that originates in Eastern Oklahoma and empties into Fort Gibson Lake,[6] the Spring Creek in Roger Mills County in Western Oklahoma which feeds Spring Creek Lake,[7] the Spring Creek that fills Lake Chickasha in Caddo County, Oklahoma,[8] the Spring Creek that is a tributary of Cobb Creek in Washita County,[9] or with numerous other watercourses named Spring Creek in other locations.