Garcitas Creek

River in the United States of America
29°03′00″N 97°05′00″W / 29.050000°N 97.083333°W / 29.050000; -97.083333 (Garcitas Creek Source) • elevation219 ft (67 m) MouthLavaca Bay
 • location
Victoria County, Texas
 • coordinates
28°42′50″N 96°39′34″W / 28.713927°N 96.659441°W / 28.713927; -96.659441 (Garcitas Creek Mouth)
 • elevation
−.53 ft (−0.16 m)Length48-mile (77 km)Basin featuresInland portsPort Lavaca, Texas

Garcitas Creek is a 48-mile (77 km) stream in Victoria County and Jackson County, Texas, in the United States. It flows to Garcitas Cove.[1]

Garcitas is a name derived from Spanish meaning the fresh antlers of a deer.[2]

See also

  • Fort Saint-Louis (Texas)

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Garcitas Creek
  2. ^ Weisiger, Sidney R. (Apr 12, 1970). "Creeks in Victoria County". The Victoria Advocate. p. 10. Retrieved 3 May 2015.

External links

  • Roell, Craig H. "Garcitas Creek". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association.


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