Richland Creek is a
stream
A stream is a continuous body of water, body of surface water Current (stream), flowing within the stream bed, bed and bank (geography), banks of a channel (geography), channel. Depending on its location or certain characteristics, a strea ...
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 ...
.
It is a
tributary
A tributary, or an ''affluent'', is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream (''main stem'' or ''"parent"''), river, or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries, and the main stem river into which they ...
of the
Trinity River and is partially dammed to create
Richland Chambers Reservoir
Richland-Chambers Reservoir is the third largest inland reservoir by surface area and the 8th largest reservoir by water volume in Texas formed by the impoundment of Richland Creek (Texas), Richland Creek and Chambers Creek (Texas), Chambers Creek ...
.
Google Books: ''Richland Creek Reservoir/pumping Station Permit: Environmental Impact Statement''
(1982, pp. 50-55)- Retrieved 2019-02-19 The Dam changed the course of the river that previously ran south through the Richland Creek Wildlife Management Area. The redirection deprived the WMA of needed water so six pumping stations were installed.
See also
* Trinity River tributaries
*List of rivers of Texas
The list of rivers of Texas is a list of all named waterways, including rivers and streams that partially pass through or are entirely located within the U.S. state of Texas. Across the state, there are 3,700 named streams and 15 major rivers ...
References
*
USGS Geographic Names Information Service
*USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Texas (1974)
Rivers of Texas
Trinity River (Texas)
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