Blanco Creek

Stream in Texas, USA
29°35′11.82″N 099°36′42.18″W / 29.5866167°N 99.6117167°W / 29.5866167; -99.6117167[1] • elevation2,040 ft (620 m)[1] MouthFrio River
 • location
about 20 miles southeast of Uvalde, Texas
 • coordinates
29°06′16.87″N 099°27′19.17″W / 29.1046861°N 99.4553250°W / 29.1046861; -99.4553250[1]
 • elevation
659 ft (201 m)[1]Length48.98 mi (78.83 km)[2]Basin size145.32 square miles (376.4 km2)[3]Discharge  • locationFrio River • average29.78 cu ft/s (0.843 m3/s) at mouth with Frio River[3] Basin featuresProgressionFrio River → Nueces River → Nueces Bay → Corpus Cristi Bay → Gulf of MexicoRiver systemFrio RiverTributaries  • leftBailey Creek
Hackberry Creek
Dinner Creek • rightLittle Blanco CreekBridgesCounty Road 336 (x15), TX 127, County Road 339A, unnamed road, County Road 342 (x2), unnamed road, County Road 341, US 90, County Road 301, unnamed road

Blanco Creek is a 48.98 mi (78.83 km) long fifth-order tributary to the Frio River in Uvalde County, Texas.

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]

  • Big Blanco Creek
  • Blanco River

Course

Blanco Creek rises about 5 miles southwest of Utopia, Texas in Uvalde County, Texas and then flows south-southeast to join the Frio River about 20 miles southwest of Uvalde, Texas.[1]

Watershed

Blanco Creek drains 145.32 square miles (376.4 km2) of area, receives about 28.7 in/year of precipitation, and is about 13.18% forested.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
  2. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Watershed Report | Office of Water | US EPA". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
  • "An Analysis of Texas Waterways". Retrieved 2006-05-04.
  • USGS Geographic Names Information Service
  • USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Texas (1974)


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