Amargosa Creek – Stream in Jim Wells, Texas

Identifier

GNIS Feature ID 1329480

Location

State Texas

County Jim Wells

Feature Class Stream

Coordinates

DMS

27°53'35"N 98°07'36"W

Decimal Degrees

27.8930761, -98.1266707

Elevation

249.34 ft (76.00 m)

USGS 7.5′ Quad Map

Quad Name Shaeffer Ranch

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Protected Areas

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Nearest Populated Place

San Petronilla Number 3 Colonia

1.2 mi ESE

Also Known As

Amargosa River Amargoso Creek Armagosa Creek

Hydrography

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Description

Flows southeastward for 11 miles into Chiltipin Creek.

Nearby Features

Amargosa Census Designated Place Census · 1.1 mi E
San Petronilla Number 3 Colonia Populated Place · 1.2 mi ESE
Javalina Creek Stream · 1.3 mi NNW
Amargosa Colonia Populated Place · 1.3 mi ESE
Owl Ranch-Amargosa Census Designated Place (historical) Census · 1.4 mi E
Amargosa Number 2 Colonia Populated Place · 1.5 mi ESE
Owl Ranch Number 3 Colonia Populated Place · 1.8 mi E
Owl Ranch Number 2 Colonia Populated Place · 1.8 mi ESE
Owl Ranch Populated Place · 1.9 mi E
Owl Ranch Census Designated Place Census · 2.0 mi E

Data Sources & Attribution

Feature data: U.S. Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) – U.S. Geological Survey.
Elevation: USGS Elevation Point Query Service (EPQS).
Topographic basemap: USGS National Map.
Quad map thumbnails: USGS US Topo.
Watershed boundaries: USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD).
Protected areas: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US) – Gap Analysis Project.
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