Chacon Creek

{{short description|River in Texas, US}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Use American English|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox river | name = Chacon Creek | map = {{maplink-road|from=Chacon Creek (Texas).map}} | image = | image_caption = | source1_location = [[Webb, Texas]] | mouth_location = [[Rio Grande]] at [[Laredo, Texas]] | length = {{convert|20|mi|km|0|abbr=on}} | source1_elevation = {{convert|652|ft|m|-1|abbr=on}} | mouth_elevation = {{convert|345|ft|m|-1|abbr=on}} | discharge1_avg = | basin_size = }} '''Chacon Creek''' is a small stream of water located in [[Webb County, Texas]], US, which runs through [[Laredo, Texas|Laredo]]. The creek is formed 6 miles from [[Webb, Texas|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 [[grass]]es. Chacon Creek is cross by several highways in Laredo, including  [[United States Route 59]], [[Texas State Highway Loop 20]], [[Special routes of U.S. Route 59#Laredo business loop|Business United States Route 59]], [[Texas State Highway Spur 400]], [[Texas State Highway 359]] and [[United States Route 83]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/rbccr|title=Handbook of Texas Online|accessdate=November 25, 2008}}</ref>

==Co-ordinates== * Source: {{coord|27|42|52.69|N|99|22|02.32|W}} near [[Webb, Texas]] * Mouth: {{coord|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]]

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[[Category:Tributaries of the Rio Grande]] [[Category:Geography of Laredo, Texas]] [[Category:Rivers of Texas]]