Denton Creek is a creek in

Texas Texas ( , ; or ) is the most populous U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the we ...

, beginning in Wise County, and flowing south-east into

Denton County Denton County is located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 906,422, making it the seventh-most populous county in Texas. The county seat is Denton. The county, which was named for John B. Denton, was esta ...

. It was dammed by the Army Corps of Engineers to make

Lake Grapevine Grapevine Lake is a reservoir in North Texas about northwest of Dallas and northeast of Fort Worth. It was impounded in 1952 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers when they dammed Denton Creek, a tributary of Trinity River. The reservoir's pr ...

. The Army Corps of Engineers are in charge of the height but still flooded many areas in early 2016. After flowing out of the lake, it flows into the Trinity River. The creek and lake are popular for fishing, boating, and recreation due to its location within the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. The creek has many forks along its path. The creek flows into the lake in the area known as Trophy Club Park (formerly Marshall Creek Park) in Trophy Club.

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USGS Geographic Names Information Service
*USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Texas (1974) Rivers of Texas Trinity River (Texas) Rivers of Wise County, Texas Rivers of Denton County, Texas {{Texas-river-stub

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