Sweetwater is a small community, in the state of Oklahoma, that stradles the county line of Beckham County and Roger Mills County, with portions of the town being in each county. Oklahoma ( is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. Beckham County is a County located in the US state of Oklahoma. Roger Mills County is a County located in the US state of Oklahoma. Named for nearby Sweetwater Creek, the town is at the junction of State Highway 30 and State Highway 152. Sweetwater Creek forms in the northeastern Gray County, Texas, and terminates with its joining with the North Fork of the Red River just northeast of State Highway 30 ( SH-30 or OK-30) is a State highway in Oklahoma. State Highway 152 ( SH-152 or OK-152) is a State highway running through west-central Oklahoma. The post office (zip code 73666), was established September 27, 1894.
On May 5, 2007, a tornado, rated on the Enhanced Fujita Scale (EF scale) as EF3, travled on a path around 100 to 150 yards (91 to 138 m) wide and 7. Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. A tornado is a violent rotating column of air which is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a Cumulonimbus cloud or in rare cases the base of a Cumulus The Enhanced Fujita Scale, or EF Scale, is the scale for rating the strength of Tornadoes in the United States estimated via the damage they cause 5 miles (12 km) long. It began about 2. 5 miles (4 km) south of Sweetwater and ended approximately 5 miles (8 km) north of Sweetwater, following State Highway 30. EF3 wind speeds range from 136 to 165 miles per/hour (mph; 219 to 266 km/h). It severely damaged several buildings in the town, including the church and high school, and destroyed eight homes. [1][2]
Elevation 2172 feet (662 m).
It has an estimated population of around 103 people[3].
The Sweetwater Public School District is one of the smallest public school districts in the state of Oklahoma. For the most recent data available, it tied with Boley for the smallest high school with 15 students. Boley is a town in Okfuskee County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 1126 at the 2000 census. For a combined district, K-12, Sweetwater finished third behind, Boley (51) and Clarita (58), with 60 students. Clarita is a small unincorporated community in Coal County, Oklahoma, United States. [4]
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- Sweetwater, Oklahoma is at coordinates Coordinates:
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