Paint Creek runs through Jones, Haskell, and Throckmorton counties, and is the main tributary of the Clear Fork Brazos River.

Lake Stamford Lake Stamford, a reservoir formed by Stamford Dam, is located northeast of Stamford, Texas, in southeastern Haskell County. The lake had a storage capacity in 1999 of and drains an area of . Due to sedimentation, the estimated capacity as of 201 ...

is formed where Paint Creek is impounded by Stamford Dam. The lake's primary inflow (and outflow) is Paint Creek. One mile past (east) of Stamford Dam is a site called Scott Crossing. This is where California Creek, Paint Creek's most significant tributary, flows into Paint Creek. California Creek is the site of a diversion project to move water to Lake Stamford. The nearby town of

Paint Creek, Texas Paint Creek is an unincorporated community in southeast Haskell County, Texas, United States, in north central Texas. History Paint Creek is named after the nearby stream, which Stamford Dam impounds 8 miles to the east of the community to for ...

, was named after this creek.

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* *USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Texas (1974) Rivers of Texas Rivers of Jones County, Texas Rivers of Haskell County, Texas Rivers of Throckmorton County, Texas {{Texas-river-stub

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