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2. Nueces River - Wikipedia

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   The Nueces with a low water level through Cotulla, the seat of La Salle County, Texas. The Nueces River (/ njuˈeɪsɪs / new-AY-siss; Spanish: Río Nueces, IPA: [ˈri.o ˈnweses]) is a river in the U.S. state of Texas, about 315 miles (507 km) long. [1] It drains a region in central and southern Texas southeastward into the Gulf of Mexico.

3. Nueces Bay - Wikipedia

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   Nueces Bay. Nueces Bay is a northwestern extension of Corpus Christi Bay in the San Patricio and Nueces Counties of Texas. The bay is fed by the Nueces River, forming a natural estuary, which renders it ecologically and economically vital to the surrounding area. It serves as a habitat for the propagation of fish and shellfish, which sustain ...

4. Nueces Strip - Wikipedia

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   The Nueces Strip or Wild Horse Desert is the area of South Texas between the Nueces River and the Rio Grande. [1]According to the narrative of Spanish missionary Juan Agustín Morfi, there were so many wild horses swarming in the Nueces Strip in 1777 "that their trails make the country, utterly uninhabited by people, look as if it were the most populated in the world".

5. List of counties in Texas - Wikipedia

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   Nueces County: 355: Corpus Christi: 1846: San Patricio County: The Nueces River (Nueces is Spanish for "nuts") 352,289: 836 sq mi (2,165 km 2) Ochiltree County: 357: Perryton: 1876: Bexar County: William Beck Ochiltree (1811–1867), secretary of the treasury for the Republic of Texas and legislator for the state of Texas 9,704: 918 sq mi ...

6. National Register of Historic Places listings in Nueces ...

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   701 Mesquite at Belden Sts. 27°48′06″N 97°23′45″W  /  27.8017°N 97.3958°W  / 27.8017; -97.3958  (Old Nueces County Courthouse) Corpus Christi. State Antiquities Landmark, Recorded Texas Historic Landmark. 11. Old St. Anthony's Catholic Church.

7. Dimmit County, Texas - Wikipedia

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   Colonel J.S. Taylor introduced large-scale Bermuda onion and strawberry farming to the area, and was the first to use irrigation on a large scale in Dimmit County. In 1899, Taylor built a 30 ft dam across the Nueces River to irrigate 2,000 acres (8.1 km 2) of farmland. He also drilled a deep artesian well.

8. Three Rivers, Texas - Wikipedia

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   The city is named for its proximity to three rivers, the Atascosa River, the Frio River, and the Nueces River (the Atascosa joins the Frio north of the city, while the Frio joins the Nueces south of the city). [7] Originally named Hamiltonburg, the city name was changed when mail meant for the city was accidentally delivered to Hamilton, Texas ...

9. Frio River - Wikipedia

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   The Frio River has three primary tributaries; the East, West, and Dry Frio Rivers. The West Frio River rises from springs in northeastern Real County and joins with the East Frio River near the town of Leakey; the Dry Frio River joins northeast of Uvalde. The river flows generally southeast for 200 miles until it empties into the Nueces River ...