| North Carrizo Creek | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Baca County, Colorado |
| Mouth | |
• location | Cimarron County, Oklahoma |
• coordinates | 36°56′06″N 102°56′32″W / 36.93500°N 102.94222°W [1] |
• elevation | 4,262 feet (1,299 m) [1] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Cimarron River— Arkansas— Mississippi |
North Carrizo Creek forms in Baca County, Colorado at the confluence of East Carrizo Creek and West Carrizo Creek, at a point about 6 miles north of the Preston Monument, the tripoint of Colorado, Oklahoma and New Mexico. [2] [3] North Carrizo Creek then flows generally south-southeast into Oklahoma to join the Cimarron River northeast of Kenton, Oklahoma. [4]
The creek has also been known as Carrizo Creek, Carrizozo Creek, Carrizzo Creek, and North Carrizozo Creek. [1] (There is a Carrizozo Creek in the area, but it joins the Cimarron River to the west.) [5]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "North Carrizo Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
- ^ "West Carrizo Creek, Creek in Colorado". Natural Atlas. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
- ^ "North Carrizo Creek, Oklahoma". Google Maps. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
- ^ "North Carrizo Creek, Creek in OK, CO". Natural Atlas. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
- ^ "Carrizozo Creek". Natural Atlas. Retrieved August 18, 2021.