Sugar Creek (Caddo County, Oklahoma) Explained

Sugar Creek
Source1 Location:	West of Hinton, Oklahoma
Mouth:	Washita River
Mouth Location:	East of Anadarko, Oklahoma
Mouth Coordinates:	35.0929°N -98.1716°W
Subdivision Type1:	Country
Subdivision Name1:	United States

Sugar Creek rises west of Hinton in Caddo County, Oklahoma.^[1] It travels generally south-southeast directly through Lookeba^[2] and the northeast corner of Binger.^[3] It flows along the west boundary of Gracemont^[4] before turning more southeasterly and joining the Washita River to the east of Anadarko, Oklahoma.^[5]

The Sugar Creek Watershed, consisting of Sugar Creek and its tributaries, covers 232.4 square miles (148,748 acres).^[6] About 97.3 percent of the watershed is in Caddo County; about 2.7 percent, in the upper northeast corner, is in Canadian County.^[6] Small dams and reservoirs have been constructed to prevent flooding: the Sugar Creek watershed had 51 dams as of June, 2015.^[7] Some examples, all in Caddo County, include:

• Sugar Creek Site 11 Reservoir, 13 acres^[8]
• Sugar Creek Site 21 Reservoir, 39 acres^[9]
• Sugar Creek Site 25 Reservoir, 27 acres^[10]
• Sugar Creek Site 33 Reservoir, 19 acres^[11]

Tributaries of Sugar Creek include:

• Kickapoo Creek ^[12]
• Medicine Creek ^[13]
• Wildcat Creek ^[14]
• Keechi Creek ^[15]
• White Bread Creek ^[16]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hinton, Oklahoma. Google Maps. August 3, 2021.
2. Web site: Lookeba, Oklahoma. Google Maps. August 3, 2021.
3. Web site: Binger, Oklahoma. Google Maps. August 3, 2021.
4. Web site: Gracemont, Oklahoma. Google Maps. August 3, 2021.
5. Web site: Anadarko, Oklahoma. Google Maps. August 3, 2021.
6. Web site: Sugar Creek Watershed Characteristics -Humans. US Department of Agriculture. August 3, 2021.
7. Web site: Flood control dams prevented $91M in damage in Oklahoma. 15 June 2015. Zak Patterson, KOKO News 5, June 15, 2015. August 3, 2021.
8. Web site: Sugar Creek Site 11 Reservoir. Lake-Link. August 3, 2021.
9. Web site: Sugar Creek Site 21 Reservoir. Lake-Link. August 3, 2021.
10. Web site: Sugar Creek Site 25 Reservoir. Lake-Link. August 3, 2021.
11. Web site: Sugar Creek Site 33 Reservoir. Lake-Link. August 3, 2021.
12. Web site: Kickapoo Creek, Oklahoma. Google Maps. August 3, 2021.
13. Web site: Medicine Creek, Oklahoma. Google Maps. August 3, 2021.
14. Web site: Wildcat Creek, Oklahoma. Google Maps. August 3, 2021.
15. Web site: Keechi Creek, Oklahoma. Google Maps. August 3, 2021.
16. Web site: White Bread Creek, Oklahoma. Google Maps. August 3, 2021.