Blanco Creek

Blanco Creek
Tributary to Frio River
Map of Blanco Creek mouth location
Map of Blanco Creek mouth location
Location of Blanco Creek mouth
Map of Blanco Creek mouth location
Map of Blanco Creek mouth location
Blanco Creek (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyUvalde
Physical characteristics
SourceBear Creek divide
 • locationabout 5 miles southwest of Utopia, Texas
 • coordinates29°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 features
ProgressionFrio RiverNueces RiverNueces BayCorpus Cristi BayGulf of Mexico
River systemFrio River
Tributaries 
 • leftBailey Creek
Hackberry Creek
Dinner Creek
 • rightLittle Blanco Creek
BridgesCounty 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.

  1. ^ a b c d "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 "Watershed Report | Office of Water | US EPA". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved January 14, 2023.