Seco Creek

Seco Creek, is a tributary stream of the Hondo Creek, in Frio County, Texas. Named Rio Seco (Seco, the Spanish word for "dry,") in 1689 by Captain Alonso De León, governor of Coahuila, when his expedition crossed the creek.

Seco Creek
EtymologySpanish
Native nameRio Seco (Spanish)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
RegionBandera County
Physical characteristics
Sourcesource
  locationfive miles north of Sentry Mountain and FM 470, southwestern Bandera County, Texas
  coordinates29°44′05″N 99°25′14″W
  elevation2,050 ft (620 m)
Mouthmouth
  location
confluence with Hondo Creek, seven miles west of Moore, Frio County, Texas
  coordinates
29°01′38″N 99°08′24″W
  elevation
571 ft (174 m)
Length66 mi (106 km)
Basin features
River systemHondo Creek, Frio River, Nueces River

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 through Bandera, Uvalde, Frio and Medina Counties. Its mouth at its confluence with Hondo Creek, is seven miles west of Moore in Frio County.

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