Page 175 - The Freshwater Mussels of Oklahoma

General Distribution:
Mississippi River drainage and Great Lakes region.
Oklahoma Distribution:
Found generally in the Arkansas River drainage system of northeastern
Oklahoma. Subfossil records indicate that the species occurred in the Washita River in
the past.

Map 38. Distribution of Q. quadrula in Oklahoma. Yellow dots represent subfossil
localities outside the current range of the species.

Arkansas River System
Arkansas River:
Muskogee County: At Haskell, S31-T16N-R16E.
LeFlore County: Sallisaw.
Salt Creek:
Osage County: 3.1 mi. SW of Shidler.
Chickaskia River:
Kay County: At Blackwell, S23-T22N-R1W; 3 mi. S and 3 mi. E of Blackwell,
S36-T27N-R1W.
Caney River:
Osage County: Below Hulah Lake; 4.8 mi. SE of Hulah Dam.
Washington County: 6.2 mi. NW of Dewey; 4.6 mi. NE of Dewey; 4.8 mi. E of
Ramona; Bridge 635.
Lake Hulah:
Osage County: Near E end of dam, S1-T28N-R11E; S10-T28N-R11E.
Little Caney River:
Washington County: 2.1 mi. NW of Copan.
Sand Creek:
Osage County: Osage Hills St. Pk.
Verdigris River:
Nowata County: 2.8 mi. E of Lenapah, St. Hwy. 10; 4 mi. N Childers, Hancock

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