Chacon Creek (Nueces River)

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Chacon Creek, is a stream tributary to the Nueces River via Picosa Creek, Turkey Creek, Espantosa Slough and into the Nueces through Line Oak or Soldier Sloughs. Its source is at the conjunction of Elm Creek with Salado Creek, 28°53′33″N100°10′38″W / 28.89250°N 100.17722°W / 28.89250; -100.17722 , in Maverick County. Its mouth is at is conjunction with Picosa Creek in Zavala County, Texas. [1]

Stream A body of surface water flowing down a channel

A stream is a body of water with surface water flowing within the bed and banks of a channel. The stream encompasses surface and groundwater fluxes that respond to geological, geomorphological, hydrological and biotic controls.

Tributary stream or river that flows into a main stem river or lake

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Coordinates: 28°43′11″N100°00′11″W / 28.71972°N 100.00306°W / 28.71972; -100.00306

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