Coldwater Creek (Oklahoma)

Coldwater Creek
Location
CountryUnited States
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationCimarron County, Oklahoma
  coordinates36°29′52″N 102°53′34″W / 36.4978°N 102.8927°W / 36.4978; -102.8927
Mouth 
  location
Beaver River, Oklahoma
  coordinates
36°39′35″N 101°07′17″W / 36.65974°N 101.12127°W / 36.65974; -101.12127
Basin size1,903 sq mi (4,930 km2)

Coldwater Creek is an intermittently-flowing stream in northeastern New Mexico, and the panhandles of Oklahoma and Texas. As far back as 1907, the USGS reported that Coldwater Creek is a dry sand bed most of the year. One source says that Coldwater Creek is also known as Rabbit Ears Creek, because it rises near Rabbit Ears, a pair of mountain peaks in Union County, New Mexico. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), Coldwater Creek drains an area of 1,903 square miles (4,930 km2).