Garcitas Creek

Garcitas Creek
Garcitas Creek illustration ca. 1851
State of Texas
Garcitas Creek (the United States)
Location
TownshipLa Salle
Texas CountyJackson
Texas CountyVictoria
U.S. StateTexas
CountryUnited States
Physical characteristics
SourceFordtran, Texas
  locationDeWitt County, Texas
  coordinates29°03′00″N 97°05′00″W / 29.050000°N 97.083333°W / 29.050000; -97.083333 (Garcitas Creek Source)
  elevation219 ft (67 m)
MouthLavaca Bay
  location
Victoria County, Texas
  coordinates
28°42′50″N 96°39′34″W / 28.713927°N 96.659441°W / 28.713927; -96.659441 (Garcitas Creek Mouth)
  elevation
−.53 ft (−0.16 m)
Length48-mile (77 km)
Basin features
Inland portsPort Lavaca, Texas

Garcitas Creek is a 48-mile (77 km) stream in Victoria County and Jackson County, Texas, in the United States. It flows to Garcitas Cove.

Garcitas is a name derived from Spanish meaning the fresh antlers of a deer.