Geronimo Creek is a stream in South Central Texas, U.S., that runs approximately 17 miles, from its source one mile east of Clear Springs, Texas (in the Texas Prairielands), to its confluence with the Guadalupe River in Guadalupe County, Texas, three miles southeast of Seguin.
| Geronimo Creek | |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Geronimo, Texas |
| • coordinates | 29°40′19″N 97°59′17″W / 29.67194°N 97.98806°W[1] |
| Mouth | Guadalupe River |
• location | Seguin, Texas |
• coordinates | 29°32′29″N 97°54′52″W / 29.54139°N 97.91444°W[1] |
• elevation | 129 m (423 ft) |
The creek serves as a tributary of the Guadalupe River and forms its watershed near Seguin, Texas, within the larger Guadalupe River Basin.[2]
Description
editThe near seventy square-mile Geronimo Creek watershed lies entirely within the larger Guadalupe River Basin. The upper part of its tributary, Alligator Creek, is located in Comal county. Alligator Creek begins on the west side of IH-35 and flows southeast into Guadalupe county. The Geronimo Creek is intermittent at its upper reaches.
Recreation
editToday, this beautiful watershed offers unlimited opportunities for primitive recreation, angling, and hunting.
Fauna
editA wide variety of fish and other wildlife are known to occupy the region. The creek passes through steep to gently sloped terrain that is surfaced by clay and sandy loams that support scrub brush, honey mesquite, huisache and natural grasses including "Texas spur".
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Geronimo Creek Creek
- ^ "GERONIMO CREEK (GUADALUPE COUNTY)," Handbook of Texas Online [1], accessed July 20, 2012. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.
Further reading
edit- Gesick, E. John (1995), Under the Live Oak Tree: A History of Seguin, Seguin, TX: Tommy Brown Printing
- Sowell, Andrew Jackson (2010) [1900], Early Settlers and Indian Fighters of Southwest Texas, Reprint, General Books LLC, ISBN 978-1-4590-6750-9
- Weinert, Willie Mae (1976) [1951], An Authentic History of Guadalupe County, Reprint, Seguin, TX: Seguin Conservation Society, ASIN B0006YNCNC