Brushy Creek (San Gabriel River) is a
river
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wate ...
in
Texas
Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...
that flows east for 69 miles.
Route
South Brushy Creek forks off from Brushy Creek and runs south of
Cedar Park, Texas
Cedar Park is a city and a major suburb of Austin in the state of Texas, approximately to the north-west of the center of Austin. According to the 2020 U.S. Census, the city's population was 77,595.
History
Before the arrival of European settl ...
. North Fork Brushy Creek and South Fork Brushy Creek branch off from Brushy Creek north of
Leander, Texas
Leander ( ) is a city in Williamson County and Travis County, Texas, United States. The population was 59,202 at the 2020 census and 67,124 at the 2021 census estimate. A suburb just north of Austin, and part of the metropolitan area, it was th ...
. The "round rock" of
Round Rock, Texas
Round Rock is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, in Williamson County (with a small part in Travis County), which is a part of the Greater Austin metropolitan area. Its population is 119,468 as of the 2020 census.
The city straddles the Bal ...
sits in Brushy Creek. Brushy Creek ultimately merges into the
San Gabriel River.
Parks
There are long term plans to create a trail that will go from Leander to
Hutto, Texas
Hutto is a city in Williamson County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Austin–Round Rock metropolitan area. The population was 27,577 at the 2020 census.
Geography
Hutto is located at (30.544517, −97.545198), about seven miles (11&nb ...
, via Cedar Park and Round Rock, following the route of Brushy Creek. The following segments have currently been created:
Sarita Valley Greenbelt Ground broke on the Sarita Valley neighborhood in early 2011. This greenbelt was created as a requirement of Leander's Parkland Dedication Ordinance and is owned and maintained by the City of Leander. The trail itself begins at the convergence of the North and South Forks of Brushy Creek.
Brushy Creek Regional Trail Williamson County, Texas
Williamson County (sometimes abbreviated as "Wilco") is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 609,017. Its county seat is Georgetown. The county is named for Robert McAlpin Williamson (1804?–1859), ...
maintains roughly 7.75 miles of trail that run along South Brushy Creek, starting at Twin Lakes Park along a 2.75 mile segment that was constructed in 2008, as part of the $1.5 million phase III. Phase I was constructed in 2003 at a budget of $1.5 million and runs for 3 mi, west from Parmer Lane to the intersection of Brushy Creek Road and Great Oaks Drive. Construction on the 0.9 phase V concluded in 2020 at a cost of $3.1 million. Phase V runs from the Creekside Plaza Shopping Center in Round Rock, located at Chisholm Trail and Round Rock Avenue to 30°31'04.3"N 97°42'09.6"W where it dead ends. There is a 1.5 mi gap from this dead end to the rest of the trail (which ceases to follow Brushy Creek at 30°31'31.6"N 97°43'20.6"W and ultimately ends in the Fern Bluff MUD) that will be closed in Phase VI.
Brushy Creek Trail - City of Round Rock Round Rock, Texas maintains roughly 3.1 miles of trail from A.W. Grimes Blvd. to Red Bud Ln. Construction on this segment began in 2008 at a cost of $3 million
See also
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List of rivers of Texas
The list of rivers of Texas is a list of all named waterways, including rivers and streams that partially pass through or are entirely located within the U.S. state of Texas. Across the state, there are 3,700 named streams and 15 major rivers acc ...
External links
Upper Brushy Creek Water Control & Improvement DistrictLower Brushy Creek Water Control & Improvement District
References
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USGS Geographic Names Information Service*USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Texas (1974)
Rivers of Texas
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