Tehuacana Creek (Brazos River tributary)
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• location | Texas |
Tehuacana Creek (/təˈwɑːkənə/,[1] Spanish pronunciation: [tewaˈkana]) is a creek in Texas that is a tributary of the Brazos River. Tehuacana Creek rises three miles south of Penelope in southern Hill County (at 31°50' N, 96°54' W) and runs twenty-eight miles southwest to its mouth on the Brazos River, one mile east of Waco (31°31' N, 97°02' W). It enters McLennan County five miles from Penelope. The surrounding flat to rolling terrain is surfaced by dark, commonly calcareous clays and clay and sandy loams that support mesquite, cacti, water-tolerant hardwoods, conifers, and grasses. For most of the county's history, the area has been used as range and crop land.[2]
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Texas Almanac Pronunciation Guide" (PDF). texasalmanac.com.
- ^ "Tehuacana Creek". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- "An Analysis of Texas Waterways". Retrieved 2006-05-04.
- USGS Geographic Names Information Service
- USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Texas (1974)
31°43′54″N 96°59′32″W / 31.7316°N 96.9921°W