Polecat Creek is a 65.19 miles (104.91 km)-long[2]: 5  stream in the U.S. state of Oklahoma.

Since the twentieth century, flood control within the Polecat Creek watershed has been a concern for local residents.

In 1950, the United States Army Corps of Engineers built Heyburn Lake as a flood control reservoir at a cost of $2.5 million.

[2]: 10  In recent decades, flood events have led to greater concerns.

The Army Corps proposed a study of the watershed in 2012, but it failed to receive government funding.