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Lee Creek
Devil's Den bridge.jpg
The bridge across Lee Creek in Devil's Den State Park near Winslow, Arkansas
Other name(s) Lee's Creek
Country United States
States Arkansas, Oklahoma
Physical characteristics
Main source Washington County, Arkansas
35°52′42″N 94°11′51″W / 35.87840°N 94.19750°W / 35.87840; -94.19750 (Lee Creek, source)
River mouth Confluence with the Arkansas River
Crawford County, Arkansas
394 ft (120 m)
35°26′59″N 94°22′58″W / 35.44960°N 94.38290°W / 35.44960; -94.38290 (Lee Creek, mouth)
Length 64.6 mi (104.0 km)

Lee Creek is a 64.6-mile-long (104.0 km) river in Arkansas and Oklahoma which starts near West Fork in Washington County, Arkansas and flows south to the Arkansas River passing through Crawford County, Arkansas and Sequoyah County, Oklahoma. Lee Creek flows from Arkansas into Oklahoma, then returns to Arkansas before its confluence with the Arkansas River near Van Buren and Fort Smith.

Lee Creek is also known as Lee's Creek, mostly in Oklahoma where it is classified by the State of Oklahoma as a State Scenic River. In Arkansas upstream of the Oklahoma border, Lee Creek is classified by the State of Arkansas as an Extraordinary Resource Waterway.

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