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TPWD: An Analysis of Texas Waterways (PWD RP T3200-1047) -- Colorado River (1604 words) |
 | The river area is moderately accessible because of the existence of several private fishing camps. |
 | The river bottom is composed of sand and gravel, with sand and gravel bars and islands providing suitable areas for camping. |
 | The section of the Colorado River from La Grange to the Gulf of Mexico is a slow-moving, scenic coastal river. |
| American Forests: A City Guided by Its River (1834 words) |
 | The river that attracted and sustained the earliest Native American settlements and later Spanish settlers was detached from both its ecological footprint and its historical context. |
 | With a zeal reminiscent of the downtown river park's champions, the San Antonio River Oversight Committee was formed in 1998 to confront blight, lack of access to the missions, and loss of ecological integrity in the River's southern stretch. |
 | The Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, located on the confluence of these two rivers at San Antonio Bay, lies on the central neotropical migration path for hundreds of species of birds, including the world's largest existing flock of endangered whooping cranes. |