Salt Fork Red River facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Salt Fork Red River |
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Salt Fork Red River, Collingsworth County, TX
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| Country | United States |
| States | Texas, Oklahoma |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Main source | Llano Estacado 2.9 km (1.8 mi) north of Claude, Armstrong County, Texas 1,040 m (3,410 ft) 35°09′21″N 101°21′44″W / 35.15583°N 101.36222°W |
| River mouth | Confluence Red River 21 km (13 mi) south of Altus, Jackson County, Oklahoma 383 m (1,257 ft) 34°27′00″N 99°21′01″W / 34.45000°N 99.35028°W |
| Length | 311 km (193 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Basin size | 5,180 km2 (2,000 sq mi) |
The Salt Fork Red River is a sandy-braided stream about 311 km (193 mi) long, heading on the Llano Estacado of West Texas about 2.9 km (1.8 mi) north of Claude of Armstrong County, Texas, flowing east across the Texas Panhandle and Western Oklahoma to join the Red River about 21 km (13 mi) south of Altus of Jackson County, Oklahoma.
Course
The Salt Fork Red River rises in northern Armstrong County, Texas just to the south of Carson County, Texas. It flows southeast across Donley and Collingsworth County, Texas. Crossing into Oklahoma at the 100th meridian, it flows through Harmon County and Greer County, Oklahoma. It turns south near Mangum, Oklahoma and flows through central Jackson County, Oklahoma to its confluence with the Red River about 20 miles (32 km) northwest of Vernon, Texas or 21 km (13 mi) south of Altus.
