Spavinaw Creek
| Spavinaw Creek | |
|---|---|
| Etymology | Corruption of French cepee vineux |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| States | Arkansas, Oklahoma |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • coordinates | 34°46′56″N 96°37′30″W / 34.78222°N 96.62500°W |
| • elevation | 300 m (980 ft) |
| Mouth | Neosho River at Lake Hudson (N36.37676° W95.11885°) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Eucha |
| • average | 307 cu ft/s (8.7 m3/s) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Grand River (Oklahoma) |
| GNIS ID 1098344 | |
Spavinaw Creek is a stream that begins in Arkansas and flows west into Oklahoma. The mouth is at located at Lake Hudson. The creek drains 400 square miles of the Ozark Mountain foothills and farm land. Two lakes, Lake Spavinaw and Lake Eucha, were impounded to create water supplies for the city of Tulsa approximately 55 miles away.