Johnson Creek (Texas)
32°45′25″N 97°04′23″W / 32.757°N 97.073°W
Johnson Creek is a creek and tributary of the Trinity River watershed in Dallas County and Tarrant County, North Texas.
The creek may be named after Middleton Tate Johnson, who settled in the area in the early 1840s.
Course
Johnson Creek rises near Interstate 20 in eastern Tarrant County and runs northeasterly for 13 miles (21 km) to the West Fork of the Trinity River in Grand Prairie, within Dallas County.
The creek flows through the cities of Arlington (including through the Six Flags Over Texas amusement park) and Grand Prairie and is generally completely bounded by development.
Ecology
In areas where development has not been substantial, native honeysuckle (Lonicera spp.), trumpet creeper (Campsis radicans), mustang grape (Vitis mustangensis), American Elm (Ulmus americana), hackberry (Celtis laevigata), oak (Quercus spp.), pecan (Carya illinoinensis), and eastern cottonwood (Populus deltoides) can be found growing along the riparian zone of the creek's banks.
See also
External links
- Johnson Creek (Tarrant County) from the Handbook of Texas Online
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Johnson Creek (Texas)
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