Sans Bois Creek is the major east/west drainage basin in

Haskell County, Oklahoma Haskell County is a county located in the southeast quadrant of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2010 census, the population was 12,769. Its county seat is Stigler. The county is named in honor of Charles N. Haskell, the first governor ...

. It starts about midway between

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and Quinton, and flows generally northeast to

Robert S. Kerr Reservoir Robert S. Kerr Reservoir is located within the Cookson Hills, on the Arkansas River in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, Sequoyah, Le Flore County, Oklahoma, Le Flore, Haskell County, Oklahoma, Haskell, and Muskogee County, Oklahoma, Muskogee counties in ...

on the

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. “Sans bois” is a French phrase meaning “without wood.” The Sans Bois Mountains lie across the southern part of Haskell County, as well as northern

Latimer County, Oklahoma Latimer County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Its county seat is Wilburton. As of the 2010 census, the population was 11,154. The county was created at statehood in 1907 and named for James L. Latime ...

. Popular species of fish caught in Sans Bois Creek include Largemouth bass, Common carp, and Blue catfish. Several

Civil War A civil war or intrastate war is a war between organized groups within the same state (or country). The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policies ...

skirmishes were fought around Sans Bois Creek.

Little Sans Bois Creek

Sans Bois Creek is not to be confused with Little Sans Bois Creek. That watercourse starts northeast of

Stigler, Oklahoma Stigler is a city in and county seat of Haskell County, Oklahoma. The population was 2,685 at the time of the 2010 census, down from 2,731 recorded in 2000. History At the time of its founding, Newman, later Stigler, was located in Sans Bois Co ...

and flows generally northeast to Robert S. Kerr Reservoir, roughly parallel to and north of Sans Bois Creek.

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