Seco Creek, is a tributary stream of the Hondo Creek, in Frio County, Texas.[1] 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.[2]
| Seco Creek | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Etymology | Spanish |
| Native name | Rio Seco (Spanish) |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| Region | Bandera 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 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.[1][2]
History
editSeco Creek was a watering place for travelers on the San Antonio-El Paso Road including the stagecoach lines like the San Antonio-El Paso Mail and San Antonio-San Diego Mail Line.[3][4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Seco Creek
- ^ a b "SECO CREEK," Handbook of Texas Online (http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/rbsar), accessed November 25, 2013. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.
- ^ Table of distances from Texas Almanac, 1859, Book, ca. 1859; digital images, (http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth123765/ accessed November 12, 2013), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, http://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Historical Association, Denton, Texas
- ^ Wayne R. Austerman, "SAN ANTONIO-EL PASO MAIL," Handbook of Texas Online (http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/eus01), accessed November 22, 2013. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.