Editing Dry Creek, Oklahoma (section)

==Geography==
Dry Creek is located in southeastern Cherokee County southeast of the head of [[Tenkiller Ferry Lake]] on the [[Illinois River (Oklahoma)|Illinois River]]. The CDP is bordered on the north and east by Dry Creek, an inlet to the lake; on the west by [[Oklahoma State Highway 82]]; and on the southwest by Elk Creek. Highway 82 leads north {{convert|14|mi}} to [[Tahlequah, Oklahoma|Tahlequah]], the Cherokee County seat, and south {{convert|22|mi}} to [[Interstate 40 in Oklahoma|Interstate 40]] at [[Vian, Oklahoma|Vian]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the Dry Creek CDP has a total area of {{convert|22.5|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.01|sqkm|disp=flip|3}}, or 0.07%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>