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The Colorado River is an approximately 862-mile-long (1,387 km) river [5] in the U.S. state of Texas. It is the 11th longest river in the United States [ 5 ] and the longest river with both its source and its mouth within Texas.
The Colorado River (Spanish: Río Colorado) is one of the principal rivers (along with the Rio Grande) in the Southwestern United States and in northern Mexico. The 1,450-mile-long (2,330 km) river, the 5th longest in the United States, drains an expansive, arid watershed that encompasses parts of seven U.S. states and two Mexican states.
List of the tributaries of the Colorado River of Texas, that flows in the south-central United States to the Gulf of Mexico. Tributaries
Map of the Colorado River drainage basin The principal tributaries of the Colorado River of North America are the Gila River , the San Juan River , the Green River , and the Gunnison River . Tributary tree
The Texas Colorado River winds southeast from West Texas to Matagorda Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. The lower Colorado River basin has a history of major flooding. The Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) built the dams to manage floods and generate hydroelectric power in the 1930s and 1940s.
The Colorado River, which provides water for about 15% of our country’s agriculture, is shrinking, and the current agreement that divvies up the water usage ends in 2026.
Trinity River – 423 miles (681 km) entirely in Texas; Sabine River – 360 miles (580 km) of which 360 miles (580 km) are in Texas; Neches River – 416 miles (669 km) entirely in Texas; Nueces River – 315 miles (507 km) entirely in Texas; The Trinity River is the longest river with its entire drainage basin in Texas. The Colorado is the ...
The Colorado River of Texas — a tributary and drainage basin of the Gulf of Mexico, flowing through Texas. Subcategories This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total.