creek
A creek in North America and elsewhere, such as Australia, is a stream that is usually smaller than a river. In the British Isles it is a small tidal inlet.
Creek may also refer to:
People
* Creek people, also known as Muscogee, Native Americans
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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 ...
.H. Allen Anderson, "DIXON CREEK (CARSON COUNTY)," Handbook of Texas Online (http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/rbd56), accessed November 11, 2014. Uploaded on June 12, 2010. Published by the
Texas State Historical Association
The Texas State Historical Association (TSHA) is a non-profit educational organization, dedicated to documenting the history of Texas. It was founded in Austin, Texas, on March 2, 1897. , TSHA moved their offices from Austin to the University of N ...
.Dixon Creek watershed public meeting set for June 12, 2014 in Borger Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board
It runs from north central Carson County through to Hutchinson County, all the way to the
Canadian River
The Canadian River is the longest tributary of the Arkansas River in the United States. It is about long, starting in Colorado and traveling through New Mexico, the Texas Panhandle, and Oklahoma. The drainage area is about . It flows through the
6666 Ranch
The 6666 Ranch (also known as the Four Sixes Ranch or Quad Sixes) is a ranch in King County, Texas as well as Carson County and Hutchinson County.
Location
The main section of the ranch is located near the town of Guthrie in King County, Texa ...
near
Panhandle, Texas
Panhandle is the county seat of Carson County, Texas, United States. The population of the town was 2,452 at the 2010 census. Panhandle is part of the Amarillo metropolitan statistical area.
History
Panhandle derives its name from its central ...
and the
Borger Borger may refer to:
*Borger (name), a surname and given name
*Borger, Netherlands
*Borger, Texas, U.S.
See also
*
* Boorger
* Börger
* Borge (disambiguation)
* Børge
* Burger (disambiguation)
Burger or Burgers may refer to:
Food and drin ...
oilfield.
It was named in honor of
Billy Dixon
William Dixon (September 25, 1850 – March 9, 1913) was an American Reconnaissance, scout and buffalo hunter, bison hunter active in the Texas Panhandle. He helped found Adobe Walls, Texas, Adobe Walls, fired a buffalo rifle shot at the Second ...
.
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 ...