Village Creek (Texas)

Village Creek
Map
Location
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationThe confluence of Big Sandy Creek and Kimball creek, Hardin County, Texas
 • coordinates30°30′08″N 94°26′03″W / 30.50222°N 94.43417°W / 30.50222; -94.43417
 • elevation131 ft (40 m)
MouthThe Neches River southeast of Lumberton, Texas
 • location
30°14′30″N 94°07′10″W / 30.24167°N 94.11944°W / 30.24167; -94.11944
 • elevation
29 ft (9 m)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • rightTurkey Creek

Village Creek is a blackwater tributary of the Neches River in Texas, United States.[1][2] It arises in northwestern Hardin County outside the community of Village Mills. Due to the waterway's isolation and absence of impoundments, it is known to be pristine supporting cypress swamps and hardwood forests, as well as many rare and endangered species.[3] It is 63 miles (101 km) long and average streamflow at the mouth is approximately 1,000 cubic feet per second (28 m3/s).[2] It passes through three conservation areas on the way south, being: the Big Thicket National Preserve - Village Creek Corridor Unit, Roy E. Larsen Sandyland Sanctuary, and Village Creek State Park.[2][4][5]

  1. ^ Moriarty, Loren J.; Kirk O. Winemiller (August 1997). "Spatial and temporal variation in fish assemblage structure in Village Creek, Hardin County, Texas" (PDF). Texas Journal of Science. 49 (3 [Supplement]): 85–110.
  2. ^ a b c Roland H. Wauer; Mark Elwonger (1998). Birding Texas. Globe Pequot Press. p. 282. ISBN 978-1-56044-617-0.
  3. ^ "TPWD: An Analysis of Texas Waterways (PWD RP T3200-1047) -- Village Creek". tpwd.texas.gov. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
  4. ^ "Village Creek State Park". Texas Parks & Wildlife Department. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
  5. ^ "Waterway Corridor Units - Big Thicket National Preserve (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. National Park Service. Retrieved 2022-08-29.