Bois d'Arc Creek is a
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Texas
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. It is a tributary of the
Red River and is part of the
Mississippi River
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watershed
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.
It rises in eastern
Grayson County, northwest of
Whitewright
Whitewright is a town in Fannin and Grayson Counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 1,725 at the 2020 census, up from 1,604 at the 2010 census.
The Grayson County portion of Whitewright is part of the Sherman– Denison ...
, and flows southeast into
Fannin County, gradually turning northeast in an arc around the town of
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. It continues northeast past the city of
Bonham, then continues through the
Caddo National Grassland and joins the Red River at the boundary between Fannin and
Lamar counties.
See also
*
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 ...
References
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*USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Texas (1974)
Rivers of Texas
Tributaries of the Red River of the South
Bodies of water of Grayson County, Texas
Bodies of water of Fannin County, Texas
Bodies of water of Lamar County, Texas
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