Garcitas Creek

Garcitas Creek
Garcitas Creek illustration ca. 1851
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Location
Township	La Salle
Texas County	Jackson
Texas County	Victoria
U.S. State	Texas
Country	United States
Physical characteristics
Source	Fordtran, Texas
• location	DeWitt County, Texas
• coordinates	29°03′00″N 97°05′00″W / 29.050000°N 97.083333°W / 29.050000; -97.083333 (Garcitas Creek Source)
• elevation	219 ft (67 m)
Mouth	Lavaca 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)
Length	48-mile (77 km)
Basin features
Inland ports	Port 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]