Bull Creek (Texas)
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Bull Creek is one of the tributaries
that feed the Texas Colorado River
, USA, from the Texas Hill Country
. The creek passes through some of the more scenic areas in the Austin
region and forms a greenbelt
that is the habitat
for many indigenous species
of flora and fauna. It runs beneath steep slopes and benches surfaced with shallow clay loams that support ashe juniper
, escarpment live oak, mesquite
, and grasses.
The creek begins in north central Travis County
(at 30.395°N 97.839°W) and flows approximately 12 miles (19 km) southeast through Austin to Lake Austin
, where it merges with the Colorado River (at
30.3475°N 97.7918°W).
Bull Creek is flanked by areas of the Balcones Canyonlands Preserve.
Tributary
A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...
that feed the Texas Colorado River
Colorado River (Texas)
The Colorado River is a river that runs through the U.S. state of Texas; it should not be confused with the much longer Colorado River which flows from Colorado into the Gulf of California....
, USA, from the Texas Hill Country
Texas Hill Country
The Texas Hill Country is a vernacular term applied to a region of Central Texas featuring tall rugged hills consisting of thin layers of soil atop limestone or granite. It also includes the Llano Uplift and the second largest granite monadnock in the United States, Enchanted Rock, which is located...
. The creek passes through some of the more scenic areas in the Austin
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
region and forms a greenbelt
Green belt
A green belt or greenbelt is a policy and land use designation used in land use planning to retain areas of largely undeveloped, wild, or agricultural land surrounding or neighbouring urban areas. Similar concepts are greenways or green wedges which have a linear character and may run through an...
that is the habitat
Habitat (ecology)
A habitat is an ecological or environmental area that is inhabited by a particular species of animal, plant or other type of organism...
for many indigenous species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
of flora and fauna. It runs beneath steep slopes and benches surfaced with shallow clay loams that support ashe juniper
Juniperus ashei
Juniperus ashei is a drought-tolerant evergreen shrub or small tree, native to northeastern Mexico and the south-central United States north to southern Missouri; the largest areas are in central Texas, where extensive stands occur...
, escarpment live oak, mesquite
Mesquite
Mesquite is a leguminous plant of the Prosopis genus found in northern Mexico through the Sonoran Desert and Chihuahuan Deserts, and up into the Southwestern United States as far north as southern Kansas, west to the Colorado Desert in California,and east to the eastern fifth of Texas, where...
, and grasses.
The creek begins in north central Travis County
Travis County, Texas
As of 2009, the U.S. census estimates there were 1,026,158 people, 320,766 households, and 183,798 families residing in the county. The population density was 821 people per square mile . There were 335,881 housing units at an average density of 340 per square mile...
(at 30.395°N 97.839°W) and flows approximately 12 miles (19 km) southeast through Austin to Lake Austin
Lake Austin
Lake Austin is a reservoir on the Colorado River in Austin, Texas in the United States. The reservoir was formed in 1939 by the construction of Tom Miller Dam by the Lower Colorado River Authority....
, where it merges with the Colorado River (at
30.3475°N 97.7918°W).
Bull Creek is flanked by areas of the Balcones Canyonlands Preserve.
