North Fork of the Red River
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North Fork Red River in Wheeler County, Texas
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Map of the Red River watershed
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| Main source |
Gray County, Texas 3,471 ft (1,058 m) 35°24′10″N 101°04′47″W / 35.4028244°N 101.0795982°W |
| River mouth |
Tillman County, Oklahoma 1,181 ft (360 m) 34°19′00″N 99°12′01″W / 34.3167496°N 99.2003587°WCoordinates: 34°19′00″N 99°12′01″W / 34.3167496°N 99.2003587°W |
| River system | Red River |
| Basin size | 5,000 sq mi (13,000 km2) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Length | 271 mi (436 km) |
The North Fork Red River, sometimes called simply the "North Fork", is a tributary of the Red River about 271 mi (436 km) long, heading along the eastern Caprock Escarpment of the Llano Estacado about 11.4 mi (18.3 km) southwest of Pampa, Texas. Rising in Gray County, Texas, it terminates at the confluence with Prairie Dog Town Fork of the Red River at the Texas-Oklahoma border.
From its source in central Gray County, Texas, the river flows eastward, passing through Wheeler County, Texas, into Oklahoma. Just west of the Wheeler county line, it is joined by McClellan Creek, its chief tributary. In Oklahoma, the stream flows east across Beckham County where it is joined by Sweetwater Creek. It then turns southeast to form the county line between Greer and Kiowa counties, where it is impounded to form Lake Altus-Lugert. In southern Greer County, the North Fork joins Elm Creek before turning in a more southerly direction, forming the border between Kiowa County and Jackson County, Oklahoma and Jackson County, and Tillman counties. It joins the Prairie Dog Town Fork of the Red River at the Texas-Oklahoma border about 12.7 mi (20.4 km) northeast of Vernon, Texas. Overall, the North Fork descends 2,098 ft (639 m) from its headwaters to its confluence with the Red River, passing through mostly rolling to flat terrain with local shallow depressions along its course.
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