Oso Creek is a creek in the
U.S. state
In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its sove ...
of
Texas
Texas (, ; Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2020, it is the second-largest U.S. state by ...
. It runs just south of
Corpus Christi.
Geography
Oso Creek is entirely located in
Nueces County
Nueces County is located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 353,178, making it the 16th-most populous county in the state. The county seat is Corpus Christi. The county was formed in 1846 from portions of S ...
. The creek rises near the western edge of Corpus Christi 3 mi (4.8 km) northeast of Robstown in northern Nueces County (at 27°49' N, 97°37' W) and runs southeast for twenty-eight miles to its mouth on Cayo del Oso, three miles southwest of Corpus Christi Naval Air Station (at 27°39' N, 97°21' W). It traverses flat to rolling terrain surfaced by dark, calcareous clays that support mesquite, grasses, and cacti. The stream has been identified as the one named La Purísma Concepción by Capt. Joaquín Orobio y Basterra during his exploration of the Gulf Coast in 1747. Oso Creek, along with Oso Bay, serves as a boundary that separates the Southside and
Flour Bluff districts of Corpus Christi.
Flooding
Oso Creek is subject to severe
flash floods, especially when tropical systems move in or when the area is plagued by days of heavy rain. On the morning of September 20, 2010 a 35-year-old man drowned when he drove around barricades at the Oso Creek Bridge on Weber Road. Authorities said a male driver, who had recently moved from Nigeria, was late to his job as a nursing assistant and told another motorist he was going to try to cross the bridge. The other driver and the trapped man both called police when the Ford Focus began to drift into the creek, but authorities couldn't locate the car as it moved downstream.
The creek swelled to more than 30 feet, the highest level ever recorded.
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 ...
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Oso Bay
Oso Bay is a bay bordered by Corpus Christi, Texas. The bay is fed freshwater by Oso Creek and saltwater from Corpus Christi Bay. The Hans and Pat Suter Wildlife Refuge is located on the bay's western shore near the Pharaoh Valley subdivision, ...
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West Oso Independent School District
West Oso Independent School District is a public school district in Nueces County, Texas (USA). Over 1,900 students are enrolled in West Oso schools.
In addition to a section of Corpus Christi, the district includes most of Tierra Grande.
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Bodies of water of Nueces County, Texas
Rivers of Texas