Rowlett Creek Explained

Source1 Location:McKinney, Texas
Mouth Coordinates:32.8877°N -96.5884°W
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States

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

Course

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: TSHA Rowlett Creek . 2023-06-20 . www.tshaonline.org.
  2. Web site: Rowlett Creek Watershed Characterization . 2023-06-20 . Texas Commission on Environmental Quality . en.
  3. Book: Engineers, United States Army Corps of . Floods on Rowlett Creek: Dallas and Collin Counties, Texas . 1973 . Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers . en.
  4. Web site: Rowlett Creek Park McKinney, TX - Official Website . 2023-06-20 . www.mckinneytexas.org.
  5. Web site: Rowlett Creek Preserve Trail . 2023-06-20 . Garland, TX . en.
  6. Web site: Rowlett Creek Preserve . 2023-06-20 . www.visitgarlandtx.com . en.