Johnson Creek (Texas)

Coordinates: 32°45′25″N 97°04′23″W / 32.757°N 97.073°W / 32.757; -97.073
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32°45′25″N 97°04′23″W / 32.757°N 97.073°W / 32.757; -97.073

Creek in a park in Arlington, Texas
Johnson Creek at Richard Greene Linear Park in Arlington

Johnson Creek is a creek and tributary of the Trinity River watershed in Dallas County and Tarrant County, North Texas.

The creek may be named after Middleton Tate Johnson, who settled in the area in the early 1840s.

Course

Johnson Creek rises near Interstate 20 in eastern Tarrant County and runs northeasterly for 13 miles (21 km) to the West Fork of the Trinity River in Grand Prairie, within Dallas County.

The creek flows through the cities of

The University of Texas at Arlington
.

Ecology

In areas where development has not been substantial, native honeysuckle (Lonicera spp.), trumpet creeper (Campsis radicans), mustang grape (Vitis mustangensis), American Elm (Ulmus americana), hackberry (Celtis laevigata), oak (Quercus spp.), pecan (Carya illinoinensis), and eastern cottonwood (Populus deltoides) can be found growing along the riparian zone of the creek's banks.

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