Sallisaw Creek is a 46.7 miles (75.2 km) tributary

Tributary

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 of the Arkansas River

Arkansas River

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 in far eastern Oklahoma

Oklahoma

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. Its source is between Taylor and Doublehead mountains just south of Stilwell

Stilwell, Oklahoma

Stilwell is a town in Adair County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 3,276 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Adair County...

 in Adair County

Adair County, Oklahoma

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. It flows in a southwestern direction through southern Adair County and central Sequoyah County

Sequoyah County, Oklahoma

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 before it empties into Robert S. Kerr Lake on the Arkansas River. The creek has four large tributaries. Greasy Creek meets Sallisaw Creek in southern Adair County, while Dry Creek and Brushy Creek join Sallisaw Creek near Marble City

Marble City, Oklahoma

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in northern Sequoyah County, and Little Sallisaw Creek flows into Robert S. Kerr Lake as it meets Sallisaw Creek.