North Fork Red River
| North Fork Red River | |
|---|---|
North Fork Red River in Wheeler County, Texas | |
Map of the Red River watershed | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Gray County, Texas |
| • coordinates | 35°24′10″N 101°04′47″W / 35.4028244°N 101.0795982°W |
| • elevation | 3,471 ft (1,058 m) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Tillman County, Oklahoma |
• coordinates | 34°19′00″N 99°12′01″W / 34.3167496°N 99.2003587°W |
• elevation | 1,181 ft (360 m) |
| Length | 271 mi (436 km) |
| Basin size | 5,000 sq mi (13,000 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Tipton |
| • average | 531 cu ft/s (15.0 m3/s) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Red River |
The North Fork Red River, sometimes called simply the "North Fork", is a tributary of the Red River of the South about 271 mi (436 km) long, heading along the eastern Caprock Escarpment of the Llano Estacado about 11.4 mi (18.3 km) southwest of Pampa, Texas. Rising in Gray County, Texas, it terminates at the confluence with Prairie Dog Town Fork of the Red River at the Texas-Oklahoma border.