South Carrizo Creek forms either just west of the Oklahoma line in New Mexico,
[ or east inside Oklahoma to the northwest of ]Wheeless, Oklahoma
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.Black Mesa State Park
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where it is impounded to form Lake Carl Etling Lake Carl Etling, elevation , also called Lake Carl G. Etling and Carl Etling Lake, is located southeast of Kenton, Oklahoma in Cimarron County, Oklahoma, inside Black Mesa State Park. Fed by South Carrizo Creek
South Carrizo Creek forms either j ...
,[ before being joined by Willow Creek and continuing northeast to flow into the Cimarron River.][
It is not to be confused with the Carrizo Creek that forms in New Mexico west-southwest of Grenville and flows generally east-southeast into Texas to become a tributary of ]Rita Blanca Creek
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around Dalhart
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Founded in 1901, Dalhart is named for its location on the border of Dalla ...
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nor with the Carrizo Creek in Arizona, which forms somewhere north of Cibecue
Cibecue ( apw, Dishchiiʼ Bikoh "Horizontally Red Valley/Canyon") is a census-designated place (CDP) in Navajo County, Arizona, United States, on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation. The population was 1,713 in the 2010 United States Census.
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before flowing generally southeast, being joined by Corduroy Creek around the town of Carrizo, and continuing generally south to join the Salt River.
It is also not to be confused with East, West, or North Carrizo Creek, none of which directly join South Carrizo Creek. East Carrizo Creek forms in Colorado north of Mt. Carrizo and east of Kim, Colorado
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, and flows generally southeast before turning south. West Carrizo Creek forms in Colorado west-southwest of Kim, and flows generally east to connect with East Carrizo Creek to form North Carrizo Creek at a point about 6 miles north of the Preston Monument
The Preston Monument is a stone marker that shows the tri-point (the place where three states meet) of Oklahoma, Colorado, and New Mexico. It is named after Levi S. Preston, who surveyed a portion of the New Mexico–Colorado border.
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, being the tripoint of Colorado, Oklahoma and New Mexico. North Carrizo Creek flows from that point in Colorado generally south-southeast into Oklahoma to join the Cimarron River northeast of Kenton, Oklahoma
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