Tierra Blanca Creek

Tierra Blanca Creek is a river in Texas, originating in Eastern New Mexico and ending as it joins Palo Duro Creek southeast of Amarillo. The creek's water levels are variable, and it is not unusual for some parts of the creek to be reduced to a small trickle or even completely dry during the frequent periods of drought in the desert plateau of the northwestern Texas Panhandle. At the same time, as the sole creek bed draining a large region with frequent violent thunderstorms, it is also the site of significant occasional Flash floods. It's diminishing flow has been attributed to damming and agriculture.

Tierra Blanca Creek is historically significant as the major running water source for the XIT Ranch, one of the largest cattle ranches in American history. It also contributed to the formation of Palo Duro Canyon, the second largest canyon in the United States. ^[1]

See also

• List of rivers of Texas

References

• "An Analysis of Texas Waterways". Retrieved 2006-05-04. 
• USGS Geographic Names Information Service
• USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Texas (1974)

References