Cottonwood Creek is a stream that flows from rural Canadian County through portions of Logan County until it reaches its mouth at the Cimarron River, northwest of Guthrie.

Cottonwood Creek
Cottonwood Creek
Location of mouth
Location
Country	United States
State	Oklahoma
Physical characteristics
Mouth
• coordinates	35.90411°N 97.44492°W / 35.90411; -97.44492
Length	approx. 30 miles
Discharge
• average	10322 [1]

Significant tributaries of Cottonwood Creek include Chisholm Creek and Deer Creek. Its source is located in rural Canadian County northwest of the city of Piedmont. The stream drains approximately 320 square miles.[2]

The creek has often caused flooding in Guthrie.[3][4][5] It is also the namesake of the Cottonwood Flats Festival Ground in Guthrie.[6]

Historic flood levels

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