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The Blanco River provides drinking water for the city of Blanco, as well as water supplies for nearby ranches.The river also supports a number of recreational areas, including the Blanco State Recreation Area in Blanco, [5] the former Boy Scouts camp El Rancho Cima near Wimberley, and other private parks and resorts.
Blanco State Park is a 104.6-acre (42.3 ha) park, along a mile of the Blanco River, on the southern edge of Blanco, Texas. It features camping, picnicking, screened shelters, swimming, tubing, nature trails, and a wildlife viewing station. The park is hilly with mostly cedar, and pecan trees.
Blanco is located in the Texas Hill Country on the Blanco River. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 3.2 square miles (8.4 km 2 ), of which 3.2 square miles (8.3 km 2 ) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km 2 ), or 1.99%, is water.
Blanco Canyon is a canyon located in the U.S. state of Texas.Eroded by the White River into the Caprock Escarpment on the east side of the Llano Estacado, the canyon runs for 34 miles (55 km) in a southeasterly direction, gradually widening from its beginning in southwestern Floyd County to 10 miles (16 km) across at its mouth in southeastern Crosby County.
The White River has been known by various names in the past. Alternate names include the Freshwater Fork, Blanco Fork, or White Fork of the Brazos River and Rio Blanco. [1] According to a 1964 decision by the United States Board on Geographical Names, the proper name for this ephemeral stream is the White River. [10]
8:30 p.m. CDT Authorities say a third body has been pulled from the Blanco River that crested three times above flood stage during relentless storms in Central Texas. That brings to 13 the number ...
The Comal River is the shortest river in the state of Texas and the fifth-shortest river in the United States. Located entirely within the city limits of New Braunfels in Central Texas , its spring-fed waters run a distance of 2.5 miles (4 kilometers).
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