Brazos River Basin Subwatersheds
What is a Watershed?
The term watershed refers to an area of land that captures water in any form and drains it to a
particular body of water, such as a river or lake.
Everything in a watershed is connected and any activity that affects water quality, quantity or rate
of movement at an upstream location can change the characteristics of watershed at downstream locations.
Collectively, the watersheds of the Brazos River Basin provide critical natural services that sustain
and enrich our daily lives; they supply our drinking water; they provide critical habitat for plants and animals; provide
areas of natural beauty; and provide areas for recreation and relaxation.
Click HERE for a map of Subwatersheds in the Brazos River Basin
Brazos River Basin Subwatersheds
Double Mountain Fork and Salt Fork Watershed
Drainage area:
6,500 square miles
Counties:
Archer
Baylor
Crosby
Dickens
Fisher
Garza
Haskell
Kent
King
Knox
Lubbock
Lynn
Scurry
Stonewall
Throckmorton
Young
Streams:
White River
Grape Creek
Croton Creek
Salt Croton Creek
Miller Creek
North Fork of the Double Mountain Fork
Impoundments:
White River Lake
Lake Alan Henry
Millers Creek Reservoir
Communities:
Aspermont
Dickens
Goree
Jayton
Munday
Post
Seymor
Throckmorton
Clear Fork Watershed
Drainage area:
5,728 square miles
Counties:
Callahan
Eastland
Fisher
Haskell
Jones
Nolan
Scurry
Shackelford
Stephens
Stonewall
Taylor
Throckmorton
Young
Streams:
Big Elm Creek
California Creek
Deadman's Creek
Gonzales Creek
Hubbard Creek
Paint Creek
Impoundments:
Lake Stamford
Lake Fort Phantom Hill
Hubbard Creek Reservoir
Communities:
Abilene
Albany
Anson
Breckenridge
Haskell
Roby
Stamford
Sweetwater
Upper Brazos River Watershed
Drainage area:
4,725 square miles
Counties:
Archer
Bosque
Eastland
Erath
Hill
Hood
Jack
Johnson
McLennan
Palo Pinto
Parker
Somervell
Stephens
Young
Streams:
Nolan River
Paluxy River
Childress Creek
Keechi Creek
Palo Pinto Creek
Rock Creek
Salt Creek
Impoundments:
Lake Granbury
Possum Kingdom Lake
Lake Whitney
Lake Graham
Lake Pat Cleburne
Squaw Creek Reservoir
Communities:
Cleburne
Glen Rose
Graham
Granbury
Mineral Wells
Ranger
Strawn
Walnut Springs
Weatherford
Whitney
Aquilla Creek Watershed
Drainage area:
466 square miles
Counties:
Hill
Johnson
McLennan
Streams:
Aquilla Creek
Hackberry Creek
Impoundments:
Aquilla Creek Reservoir
Communities:
Abbott
Aquilla
Covington
Gholson
Itasca
Ross
Bosque River Watershed
Drainage area:
1,652 square miles
Counties:
Bosque
Coryell
Erath
Hamilton
McLennan
Somervell
Streams:
North Bosque River
South Bosque River
Middle Bosque River
Duffau Creek
Green Creek
Hog Creek
Meridian Creek
Neil's Creek
Spring Creek
Tonk Creek
Communities:
Clifton
Cranfills Gap
Crawford
Hico
Iredell
McGregor
Meridian
Stephenville
Valley Mills
Waco
Leon River Watershed
Drainage area:
3,533 square miles
Counties:
Eastland
Comanche
Mills
Hamilton
Coryell
Bell
Streams:
Duncan Creek
Rush-Copperas Creek
Sabana River
Impoundments:
Lake Leon
Lake Proctor
Lake Belton
Communities:
Eastland
Cisco
DeLeon
Dublin
Comanche
Gustine
Hamilton
Gatesville
Copperas Cove
Fort Hood
Killeen
Belton
Temple
Lampasas River Watershed
Drainage area:
1,502 square miles
Counties:
Bell
Burnet
Coryell
Hamilton
Lampasas
Mills
Williamson
Streams:
Rocky Creek
Salado Creek
Simms Creek
Sulphur Creek
Impoundments:
Lake Stillhouse Hollow
Communities:
Florence
Harker Heights
Kempner
Lampasas
Salado
Little River Watershed
Drainage area:
2,349 square miles
Counties:
Archer
Bell
Burnet
Falls
McLennan
Milam
Williamson
Streams:
San Gabriel River
North Fork of the San Gabriel River
Berry Creek
South Fork of the San Gabriel River
Big Elm Creek
Brushy Creek
Willis Creek
Impoundments:
Lake Georgetown
Lake Granger
Communities:
Cameron
Cedar Park
Georgetown
Granger
Leander
Round Rock
Temple
Thorndale
Navasota River Watershed
Drainage area:
2,235 square miles
Counties:
Brazos
Freestone
Grimes
Hill
Leon
Limestone
Madison
Robertson
Streams:
Carters Creek
Cedar Creek
Duck Creek
Gibbons Creek
Steele Creek
Wickson Creek
Impoundments:
Lake Limestone
Gibbons Creek Reservoir
Lake Mexia
Twin Oaks Reservoir
Communities:
College Station
Franklin
Groesbeck
Marquez
Mexia
Navasota
Normangee
Central Brazos River Watershed
Drainage area:
2,706 square miles
Counties:
Brazos
Burleson
Falls
Hill
Limestone
McLennan
Milam
Robertson
Washington
Streams:
Little Brazos River
Big Creek
Deer Creek
Mud Creek
Pin Oak Creek
Pond Creek
Spring Creek
Tehuacana Creek
Thompson Creek
Walnut Creek
Impoundments:
Tradinghouse Reservoir
Communities:
Axtell
Bryan
Calvert
Chilton
College Station
Hearne
Hewitt
Lott
Marlin
Mart
Riesel
Rosebud
Waco
Woodway
Yegua Creek Watershed
Drainage area:
1,316 square miles
Counties:
Burleson
Lee
Milam
Washington
Williamson
Streams:
Davidson Creek
East Yegua Creek
Middle Yegua Creek
West Yegua Creek
Impoundments:
Lake Somerville
Communities:
Caldwell
Dime Box
Lexington
Somerville
Lower Brazos River Watershed
Drainage area:
2,077 square miles
Counties:
Austin
Brazoria
Fort Bend
Grimes
Waller
Washington
Streams:
Allen's Creek
Bessies Creek
Big Creek
Mill Creek
Alcorn Bayou
Impoundments:
No major impoundments
Communities:
Bellville
Brazoria
Brenham
Brookshire
Freeport
Hempstead
Lake Jackson
Richmond
Rosenberg
Sugar Land
Upper Oyster Creek Watershed
Drainage area:
127 square miles
Counties:
Fort Bend
Waller
Streams:
Flat Bank Creek
Bullhead Bayou
Impoundments:
No major impoundments
Communities:
Fulshear
Stafford
Sugar Land