Lee Creek (Arkansas)

For the unincorporated community, see Lee Creek, Arkansas.

Lee Creek is a 64.6-mile-long (104.0 km)^[2] river in Arkansas and Oklahoma which starts near West Fork in Washington County, Arkansas, and flows south to the Arkansas River passing through Crawford County, Arkansas, and Sequoyah County, Oklahoma. Lee Creek flows from Arkansas into Oklahoma, then returns to Arkansas before its confluence with the Arkansas River near Van Buren and Fort Smith.

Lee Creek Lee's Creek
The bridge across Lee Creek in Devil's Den State Park near Winslow, Arkansas
Location
Country	United States
States	Arkansas, Oklahoma
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Washington County, Arkansas
• coordinates	35°52′42″N 94°11′51″W
Mouth	Confluence with the Arkansas River
• location	Crawford County, Arkansas
• coordinates	35°26′59″N 94°22′58″W[1]
• elevation	394 ft (120 m)[1]
Length	64.6 mi (104.0 km)[2]
Discharge
• location	near Short
• average	544 cu ft/s (15.4 m3/s)[3]

Lee Creek is also known as Lee's Creek, mostly in Oklahoma where it is classified by the State of Oklahoma as a State Scenic River. In Arkansas upstream of the Oklahoma border, Lee Creek is classified by the State of Arkansas as an Extraordinary Resource Waterway.

Crossings

• Lee Creek Bridge (Natural Dam, Arkansas)
• Lee Creek Bridge (Van Buren, Arkansas)

See also

• Butterfield Overland Mail Route Lee Creek Road Segment
• List of rivers of Arkansas

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lee Creek (Arkansas)
2. "The National Map". U.S. Geological Survey. Archived from the original on March 29, 2012. Retrieved March 8, 2011.
3. "USGS Surface Water data for Oklahoma: USGS Surface-Water Annual Statistics".

External links

• Southwest Paddler - Lee Creek, Arkansas
• Oklahoma Digital Maps: Digital Collections of Oklahoma and Indian Territory
• "Lee Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2014-01-11.