Chacon Creek

Chacon Creek
Location of Chacon Creek in Texas
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Webb, Texas
• elevation	652 ft (200 m)
Mouth
• location	Rio Grande at Laredo, Texas
• elevation	345 ft (110 m)
Length	20 mi (32 km)

Chacon Creek is a small stream of water located in Webb County, Texas,USA, which runs through Laredo. The creek is formed 6 miles from Webb and runs southwest for 20 miles until it connects to the Rio Grande. Chacon was dammed in 1951 in east Laredo to form Lake Casa Blanca, a 1,680 acres (6.8 km²) lake. The terrain surrounding the creek is mostly clay. The vegetation surrounding the creek is mostly made up of mesquite, cacti and grasses. Chacon Creek is cross by several highways in Laredo, including United States Route 59, Texas State Highway Loop 20, Texas State Highway Spur 400, Texas State Highway 359 and United States Route 83

Co-ordinates

• Source: 27°42′52.69″N 99°22′02.32″W near Webb, Texas
• Mouth: 27°29′17.55″N 99°28′45.75″W Rio Grande at Laredo, Texas

See also

• List of tributaries of the Rio Grande
• List of rivers of Texas