Duck Creek (Brazos River tributary)

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Duck Creek
Location
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationDickens County
 • elevation2,959 feet (902 m)
MouthSalt Fork Brazos River
 • location
Kent County
 • coordinates
33°14′28″N 100°41′34″W / 33.2411°N 100.6927°W / 33.2411; -100.6927
 • elevation
1,886 feet (575 m)
Valley of Duck Creek in Kent County, Texas.

Duck Creek is a spring-fed stream that flows through Dickens and Kent counties in the U.S. state of Texas.[1] It is a tributary of the Salt Fork Brazos River, which eventually merges with the Double Mountain Fork to form the Brazos River.

Geography

Duck Creek rises 7 miles (11 km) northwest of the small town of Dickens on the eastern edge of the Caprock Escarpment in northwest Dickens County[2] and generally flows southeasterly where it merges with Cottonwood Creek at a downstream distance of around 11 miles (18 km). Continuing in a southeasterly direction for another 7 miles (11 km) the stream passes to the east of Spur, Texas, where it merges with Dockum Creek. At a point between Spur and Girard, Duck Creek merges with Camp Creek, then begins flowing west before curving to the south, passing just to the west of Girard. At a point about 8.5 miles (13.7 km) south-southwest of Girard, the stream terminates at its confluence with the Salt Fork Brazos River in Kent County.[3]

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