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The list of rivers of Texas is a list of all named waterways, including rivers and streams that partially pass through or are entirely located within the U.S. state of Texas. Across the state, there are 3,700 named streams and 15 major rivers accounting for over 191,000 mi (307,000 km) of waterways.
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. [6] Its drainage basin and some of its usually dry tributaries extend into New Mexico.
This is a List of international river borders. Rivers that form any portion of the border between two countries minimum: Rivers that form any portion of the border between two countries minimum: By region
The Colorado River delta region in Mexico became a favored place for Americans to invest in agriculture in the late 19th century when Mexican President Porfirio Díaz welcomed foreign capital to develop the country. The Colorado River Land Company, formed by Los Angeles Times publisher Harry Chandler, his father-in-law Harrison Gray Otis, and ...
If the names are different in French, Dutch or German, they are given in parentheses (only given if the river flows in French, Dutch or German-speaking territory). Note for additions: Please remember to add the city where the river meets for each river. For an alphabetical overview of rivers of Belgium, see the category Category:Rivers of Belgium.
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 Brazos River (/ ˈ b r æ z ə s / ⓘ BRAZ-əs, Spanish:), called the Río de los Brazos de Dios (translated as "The River of the Arms of God") by early Spanish explorers, is the 14th-longest river in the United States at 1,280 miles (2,060 km) from its headwater source at the head of Blackwater Draw, Roosevelt County, New Mexico [2] to its mouth at the Gulf of Mexico with a 45,000-square ...