Seco Creek
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| Seco Creek | |
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| Etymology | Spanish |
| Native name | Rio Seco (Spanish) |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| Region | Bandera County, Uvalde County, Frio County, and Medina County |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | source |
| • location | five miles north of Sentry Mountain and FM 470, southwestern Bandera County, Texas |
| • coordinates | 29°44′05″N 99°25′14″W / 29.73472°N 99.42056°W[1] |
| • elevation | 2,050 ft (620 m) |
| Mouth | mouth |
• location | confluence with Hondo Creek, seven miles west of Moore, Frio County, Texas |
• coordinates | 29°01′38″N 99°08′24″W / 29.02722°N 99.14000°W[1] |
• elevation | 571 ft (174 m)[1] |
| Length | 66 mi (106 km) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Hondo Creek, Frio River, Nueces River |
Seco Creek, is a tributary stream of Hondo Creek, traversing Bandera County, Uvalde County, Frio County, and Medina County, Texas.[1] It was named Río Seco (Spanish for "dry river") in 1689 by Captain Alonso De León, governor of Coahuila, when his expedition crossed the creek.[2]
Seco Creek has its source five miles north of Sentry Mountain and Farm to Market Road 470 in southwestern Bandera County. Its course runs southeast for sixty-six miles until its mouth at the confluence with Hondo Creek, seven miles west of Moore in Frio County.[1][2]