| Shoal Creek, Austin, Texas | |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• location | Colorado River |
• coordinates | 30°15′55″N 97°45′05″W / 30.265147°N 97.751436°W |
| Basin size | 36,000 acres (150 km2) |
Shoal Creek is a stream and an urban watershed in Austin, Texas, United States.
Shoal Creek has its headwaters near The Domain and runs in a southerly direction, soon reaching the intersection of Texas State Highway Loop 1, locally known as "MoPac Expressway" or simply "MoPac," [note 1] and Highway 183. It continues south, partly along Shoal Creek Boulevard and Lamar Boulevard, through the western part of downtown Austin to its end at Lady Bird Lake.
Shoal Creek is the largest of Austin’s north urban watersheds, encompassing approximately 8,000 acres (12.9 square miles). About 27% of the watershed is over the Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone.[1] Its length is approximately 11 miles. It runs parallel to and between Waller Creek to its east and Johnson Creek to its west.
The creek is notable for its links to the history of Texas and Austin, its floods, and its scenery and parks just a few minutes from the Texas Capitol.
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- ^ The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment, "SHOAL CREEK WATERSHED PROTECTION PLANNING SCOPING & FUNDING STRATEGIES," prepared for the Shoal Creek Conservancy, September 2016. Online at http://shoalcreekconservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/SCC-Meadows-Scoping-Funding-Strategies-Report-Final-with-Appendices.pdf