
Cache Creek is a small creek in
Cotton County, Oklahoma
Cotton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2010 census, the population was 6,193. Its county seat is Walters. When Oklahoma achieved statehood in 1907, the area which is now Cotton County fell within the boun ...
and a
tributary
A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainag ...
of the
Red River. Cache Creek has a distance of from the Red River to the East Cache Creek and West Cache Creek basin. The East Cache Creek and West Cache Creek confluence is located southwest of
Temple, Oklahoma
Temple is a town in Cotton County, Oklahoma, Cotton County, Oklahoma, United States. It is south and east of Walters, Oklahoma, Walters, the county seat. The population was 1,002 at the 2010 census, a decline of 12.6 percent from 1,146 at the 200 ...
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Cache Creek has three primary tributaries East Cache Creek, West Cache Creek, and Deep Red Creek.
East Cache Creek
East Cache Creek has a stream source located geographically northwest of
Meers, Oklahoma
Meers is an unincorporated community located on State Highway 115 in Comanche County, Oklahoma, United States, in the foothills of the Wichita Mountains. Founded as a gold mining town in 1901, it was named for mine operator Andrew J. Meers. The ...
. The creek routes to the Cache Creek basin located southwest of Temple, Oklahoma. East Cache Creek has a distance of approximately and rises from an elevation of .
Elmer Thomas Lake
Elmer Thomas Lake is a lake in Comanche County in the state of Oklahoma in the United States. It is located on the boundary between the Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge and Fort Sill military base. The lake is named for an Oklahoma lawyer and ...
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Lake Ellsworth,
Lake Lawtonka
Lake Lawtonka is a lake in Comanche County in the state of Oklahoma in the United States.''Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary, Third Edition'', p. 636. The lake is in area. It is formed by a dam and long across Medicine Creek.
The lak ...
, Little Medicine Creek, Medicine Creek, Snake Creek, and Soldier Creek are tributaries of East Cache Creek.
West Cache Creek
West Cache Creek has a stream source located geographically south of
Saddle Mountain, Oklahoma
Saddle Mountain is an unincorporated community in Kiowa County, Oklahoma, United States, along State Highway 115. The Saddle Mountain Post Office existed from January 2, 1902, until May 31, 1955. It was named for the Saddle Mountain Baptist Mis ...
. The creek routes to the Cache Creek basin located southwest of Temple, Oklahoma. West Cache Creek has a distance of approximately and rises from an elevation of .
Gramma Lake, Comanche Lake, Kiowa Lake, French Lake, Fish Lakes, Lost Lake, Quanah Parker Lake, Crater Lake, Canyon Lake, Crater Creek, Blue Beaver Creek, Lake Rush,
Lake Jed Johnson
Lake Jed Johnson, named for Jed Johnson (1888–1963), is third largest of thirteen small reservoirs in the Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge, located in southwestern Oklahoma. Lawton, Oklahoma, southeast of the lake and the fourth large ...
, Ketch Lake, Pecan Creek, and Sandy Creek are tributaries of West Cache Creek.
Deep Red Creek
Deep Red Creek has a stream source located geographically west of the
Charon Gardens Wilderness Area near Odetta, Oklahoma. The creek routes to West Cache Creek located to the northeast of
Randlett, Oklahoma
Randlett is a town in Cotton County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 438 at the 2010 census, a decline of 14.3 percent from 511 in 2000.
History
The town of Randlett was named for James F. Randlett, an agent for the Comanche and Kiow ...
. Deep Red Creek has a distance of approximately and rises from an elevation of .
Lake Frederick and Little Deep Red Creek are tributaries of Deep Red Creek.
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Cache, Oklahoma
Cache is a city in Comanche County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 2,796 at the 2010 census. It is an exurb included in the Lawton, Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is the location of Star House, the home of the Comanch ...
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Robinsons Landing Marina
Robinsons Landing Marina is located in Comanche County, Oklahoma within the continental United States. Lake Lawtonka provides the fresh water source for the waterfront marina situated in the north shoreline boundaries of the Lawtonka reserv ...
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Wichita Mountains
The Wichita Mountains are located in the southwestern portion of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. It is the principal relief system in the Southern Oklahoma Aulacogen, being the result of a failed continental rift. The mountains are a northwest-southe ...
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Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, located in southwestern Oklahoma near Lawton, has protected unique wildlife habitats since 1901 and is the oldest managed wildlife facility in the United States Fish and Wildlife Service system. The refuge's ...
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Bodies of water of Comanche County, Oklahoma
Bodies of water of Cotton County, Oklahoma
Rivers of Oklahoma
Tributaries of the Red River of the South