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Rowlett Creek

Coordinates: 32°53′16″N 96°35′18″W / 32.8877°N 96.5884°W / 32.8877; -96.5884
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Rowlett Creek
Rowlett Creek in Oak Point Park, Plano
Location
CountryUnited States
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationMcKinney, Texas
Mouth 
 • location
Lake Ray Hubbard
 • coordinates
32°53′16″N 96°35′18″W / 32.8877°N 96.5884°W / 32.8877; -96.5884

Rowlett Creek is a creek that flows through Collin, Dallas and Rockwall Counties in Texas.[1][2][3]

Course

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The creek rises west of McKinney and flows south-east through Rowlett Creek Park before passing under the Sam Rayburn Tollway and into Plano.[4]

In Plano the creek passes through the Oak Point Park and Nature Preserve before continuing south into Breckinridge Park in Richardson and then into Garland where Spring Creek meets it, the creek then diverts in an eastern direction.[5] The creek flows under the President George Bush Turnpike before reaching the Rowlett Creek Dallas County Nature Preserve, here it flows south before reaching Lake Ray Hubbard in Rowlett.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "TSHA | Rowlett Creek". www.tshaonline.org. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  2. ^ "Rowlett Creek Watershed Characterization". Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  3. ^ Engineers, United States Army Corps of (1973). Floods on Rowlett Creek: Dallas and Collin Counties, Texas. Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers.
  4. ^ "Rowlett Creek Park | McKinney, TX - Official Website". www.mckinneytexas.org. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  5. ^ "Rowlett Creek Preserve Trail". Garland, TX. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  6. ^ "Rowlett Creek Preserve". www.visitgarlandtx.com. Retrieved June 20, 2023.