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North Canadian River is a river that flows through New Mexico
New Mexico

New Mexico is a U. S. State located in the Southwestern United States of the United States. Inhabited by Native Americans in the United States populations for many centuries, it has also has been part of the Spanish Empire viceroyalty of New Spain, part of Mexico, and a U.S....
, Texas
Texas

Texas is a U.S. state located in the South Central United States, nicknamed the Lone Star State. Texas is the second largest U.S. state in both area and population, spanning , and with a growing population of 24.3 million residents....
 and Oklahoma
Oklahoma

Oklahoma is a U.S. state and a sovereignty located in the South Central United States and Southern United States of the United States of America ....
 in the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
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North Canadian River is a river that flows through New Mexico
New Mexico

New Mexico is a U. S. State located in the Southwestern United States of the United States. Inhabited by Native Americans in the United States populations for many centuries, it has also has been part of the Spanish Empire viceroyalty of New Spain, part of Mexico, and a U.S....
, Texas
Texas

Texas is a U.S. state located in the South Central United States, nicknamed the Lone Star State. Texas is the second largest U.S. state in both area and population, spanning , and with a growing population of 24.3 million residents....
 and Oklahoma
Oklahoma

Oklahoma is a U.S. state and a sovereignty located in the South Central United States and Southern United States of the United States of America ....
 in the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
. The North Canadian River rises just east of Des Moines, New Mexico
Des Moines, New Mexico

Des Moines is a village in Union County, New Mexico, New Mexico, United States. The population was 177 at the 2000 United States Census. It is located northeast of Sierra Grande, a large shield volcano....
 in Union County, New Mexico
Union County, New Mexico

Union County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Mexico. , the population was 4,174. Its county seat is Clayton, New Mexico....
; it is known as Corrumpta Creek. From here and throughout the Oklahoma Panhandle, it normally does not have much standing water. From there it flows eastwardly through the Oklahoma Panhandle
Oklahoma Panhandle

The Oklahoma Panhandle is the extreme western region of the state of Oklahoma, comprising Cimarron County, Oklahoma, Texas County, Oklahoma, and Beaver County, Oklahoma....
, where it is known as the Beaver River. The Beaver River is dammed near Hardesty as Optima Dam. Originally approved in the 1930s, it was envisioned to provide drinking water to area communities, but construction did not occur until the 1960s. The Coldwater Creek empties into the Beaver River at Optima Dam. It flows southeastward into the Texas Panhandle
Texas Panhandle

The Texas Panhandle is a region of the U.S. state of Texas consisting of the northernmost 26 List of Texas counties in the state. The panhandle is a rectangular area bordered by the state of New Mexico to the west and the state of Oklahoma to the north and east....
 into Sherman County, Texas
Sherman County, Texas

Sherman County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 3,186. Its county seat is Stratford, Texas. The county is named for Sidney Sherman who fought in the Texas Revolution....
 for six miles, turning northeast and back into the Oklahoma Panhandle
Oklahoma Panhandle

The Oklahoma Panhandle is the extreme western region of the state of Oklahoma, comprising Cimarron County, Oklahoma, Texas County, Oklahoma, and Beaver County, Oklahoma....
 before continuing on to the east. It enters Northwest Oklahoma and turns southeast and takes the name North Canadian River where it is joined by Wolf Creek just south of the town of Fort Supply, Oklahoma
Fort Supply, Oklahoma

Fort Supply is a town in Woodward County, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 328 at the United States Census, 2000....
. It is dammed at Canton, Oklahoma
Canton, Oklahoma

Canton is a town in Blaine County, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 618 at the United States Census, 2000, and the ZIP Code Tabulation Area for its ZIP Code, 73724, was 1,143.Canton football team makes it to the playoffs, the first time in 25 years and then become regional champions....
 in Blaine County
Blaine County

Blaine County is the name of four counties in the United States:* Blaine County, Idaho* Blaine County, Montana* Blaine County, Nebraska* Blaine County, Oklahoma...
 where it forms Canton Lake
Canton Lake

Canton Lake is a lake in Blaine_County,_Oklahoma near Longdale,_Oklahoma and Canton,_Oklahoma.It's about an hour away from Enid,_Oklahoma....
. It flows past Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Oklahoma City is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The county seat of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, the city ranks List of United States cities by population among United States cities in population....
 708 km, joining the Canadian River
Canadian River

The Canadian River is the largest tributary of the Arkansas River. It is about long, starting in Colorado and traveling through New Mexico, the Texas Panhandle, and most of Oklahoma....
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A seven-mile portion of the river flowing through Oklahoma City
Oklahoma city

Oklahoma City is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma.Oklahoma City may also refer to:*Oklahoma City metropolitan area...
 was renamed the Oklahoma River in 2004. This portion has several locks that have created a series of small lakes in which rowing, kayaking, and canoeing regattas take place (hosted by the Oklahoma City Boathouse Foundation, Chesapeake Boat House and Oklahoma City University
Oklahoma City University

Oklahoma City University, abbreviated OCU, is a coeducational, urban private university located in Oklahoma City, in the Midtown Oklahoma City district....
). Regatta activities include: 2.5 mile head races, 2000 meter sprints, and 500 meter sprints. It is the only location in the US conducting officially-sanctioned night sprints under lights.

The river was profiled in the New York Times on April 22, 2008.

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