McClellan Creek

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McClellan Creek is a river in Texas.

Named after George B. McClellan, who with his future father-in-law, Randolph B. Marcy, made a survey of the area in 1851–52, looking for a route for the Southern Pacific Railroad.Carter, R.G., 1935, On the Border with Mackenzie, Washington D.C.: Eynon Printing Co.

See also

References

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  • {{cite web | title=An Analysis of Texas Waterways | url=http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/publications/pwdpubs/pwd_rp_t3200_1047/index.phtml | accessdate=2006-05-04}}
  • {{cite gnis |id=1382251 |name=McClellan Creek |accessdate=December 15, 2013}}
  • USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Texas (1974)

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Category:Bodies of water of Carson County, Texas

Category:Bodies of water of Gray County, Texas

Category:Rivers of Texas

Category:Tributaries of the Red River of the South

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