San Ildefonso Creek Explained

San Idelfonso Creek
Source1 Location:Laredo, Texas
Mouth Location:Rio Grande
Length:80NaN0
Source1 Elevation:470-1NaN-1 at source to 339-1NaN-1 at mouth

San Idelfonso Creek is a small stream of water located in Webb County, Texas which runs through Laredo, Texas. The creek is formed within east Laredo and runs southwest for until connecting to the Rio Grande. San Ildefonso Creek was dammed in east Laredo to form San Ildefonso Creek Lake, the second largest Lake in Laredo. The terrain surrounding the creek is mostly clay and sandy loams. The vegetation surrounding the creek is mostly made up of mesquite, cacti, chaparral, hardwoods and grasses. San Idelfonso Creek crosses two major highways in Laredo, Texas among them are: Texas State Highway 359 and United States Route 83[1]

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  1. http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/rbs49 Handbook of Texas Online (accessed November 25, 2008).