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The Edwards Plateau is a geographic region forming the crossroads of Central, South and West Texas, United States.It is named in honor of Haden Edwards. [2] It is bounded by the Balcones Fault to the south and east; the Llano Uplift and the Llano Estacado to the north; and the Pecos River and Chihuahuan Desert to the west. [3]
The Llano River (/ ˈ l æ n oʊ / LAN-oh) is a tributary of the Colorado River, about 105 miles (169 km) long, in Texas in the United States. [1] It drains part of the Edwards Plateau in Texas Hill Country northwest of Austin.
The Pedernales River (/ ˌ p ɜːr d ə ˈ n æ l ɪ s / PUR-də-NAL-iss) is a tributary of the Colorado River, approximately 106 miles (171 km) long, in Central Texas in the United States. [2] It drains an area of the Edwards Plateau, flowing west to east across the Texas Hill Country west of Austin.
The highest hilltops, and the lower hills in the southern part of HCSNA, are capped by fairly resistant limestone of the Fort Terret formation within the Edwards Group, which is the dominant bedrock of the Edwards Plateau to the north. The rest of the preserve lies atop the softer, more easily eroded Upper Glen Rose Formation, also a limestone.
Texas Hill Country in Edwards County south of Rocksprings Lone wooden windmill in eastern Edwards County. Edwards County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census its population was 1,422. [1] The county seat is Rocksprings. [2] The county was created in 1858 and organized in 1883. [3]
Edwards and Trinity Aquifers map. The Edwards Aquifer is one of the most prolific artesian aquifers in the world. [2] Located on the eastern edge of the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas, it is the source of drinking water for two million people, and is the primary water supply for agriculture and industry in the aquifer's region.
San Saba River near Sloan, San Saba County, Texas, USA (9 May 2014). As of 2013 [update] , the San Saba River was an overappropriated stream with large stretches of the river dry, depriving downstream riparian users of water, while upstream flow was being diminished by pumping of aquifers hydrologically connected to the stream.
Mitchell County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 8,990. [1] Its county seat is Colorado City. [2] The county was created in 1876 and organized in 1881. [3] It is named for Asa and Eli Mitchell, two early settlers and soldiers in the Texas Revolution.