North Carrizo Creek forms in Baca County, Colorado at the confluence of East Carrizo Creek and West Carrizo Creek, at a point about 6 miles north of the Preston Monument, the tripoint of Colorado, Oklahoma and New Mexico.[2][3] North Carrizo Creek then flows generally south-southeast into Oklahoma to join the Cimarron River northeast of Kenton, Oklahoma.[4]
| North Carrizo Creek | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Baca County, Colorado |
| Mouth | |
• location | Cimarron County, Oklahoma |
• coordinates | 36°56′06″N 102°56′32″W[1] |
• elevation | 4,262 feet (1,299 m)[1] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Cimarron River—Arkansas—Mississippi |
The creek has also been known as Carrizo Creek, Carrizozo Creek, Carrizzo Creek, and North Carrizozo Creek.[1] (There is a Carrizozo Creek in the area, but it joins the Cimarron River to the west.)[5]