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Encyclopedia > Colorado River (Texas)
Map of the Colorado River and associated watershed.
Map of the Colorado River and associated watershed.
Lake Austin on Texas' Colorado River, as seen from Mount Bonnell.
Lake Austin on Texas' Colorado River, as seen from Mount Bonnell.
For other uses, see Colorado River (disambiguation).

The Colorado River is the 18th longest river in the United States.[1] and the longest river with both its source and mouth within Texas; however its drainage basin and some of its usually dry tributaries do extend into New Mexico. The 862 mile long river[1] flows generally southeast from Dawson County through Marble Falls, Austin, Bastrop, Smithville, La Grange, Columbus, and Bay City before emptying into the Gulf of Mexico at Matagorda Bay.[2] Image File history File links Size of this preview: 659 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (811 × 738 pixel, file size: 399 KB, MIME type: image/png) This is a map of the Colorado River watershed in Texas. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 659 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (811 × 738 pixel, file size: 399 KB, MIME type: image/png) This is a map of the Colorado River watershed in Texas. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1003x600, 243 KB) Summary Description: Lake Austin seen from Mount Bonnell. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1003x600, 243 KB) Summary Description: Lake Austin seen from Mount Bonnell. ... An engraved rock at the top of Mount Bonnell. ... Colorado River (Spanish: Río Colorado) may refer to:vu Colorado River, which flows through the Grand Canyon and drains into the Gulf of California Colorado River (Texas) Colorado River (Argentina) Colorado River (Costa Rica) Colorado River abstention, from the case of Colorado River Water Conservation District v. ... River Wey near its source at Farringdon, Hampshire Headstream is the origin of water flow that initiates the subject watercourse. ... Nile River delta, as seen from Earth orbit. ... Official language(s) No official language See languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Largest metro area Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington Area  Ranked 2nd  - Total 261,797 sq mi (678,051 km²)  - Width 773 miles (1,244 km)  - Length 790 miles (1,270 km)  - % water 2. ... A drainage basin is the area within the drainage basin divide (blue outline), and drains the surface runoff and river discharge (green lines) of a contiguous area. ... Look up tributary in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Capital Santa Fe Largest city Albuquerque Largest metro area Albuquerque metropolitan area Area  Ranked 5th  - Total 121,665 sq mi (315,194 km²)  - Width 342 miles (550 km)  - Length 370 miles (595 km)  - % water 0. ... Dawson County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Marble Falls in 2007 Marble Falls is a city in Burnet County, Texas, United States. ... Austin is the capital of the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Travis County. ... Historic buildings with quaint shops and restaurants line Main Street in Bastrop. ... Smithville is a city located in Bastrop County, Texas. ... La Grange is a city located in Fayette County, Texas. ... Columbus is a city located in Colorado County, Texas. ... Bay City is a city in Matagorda County, Texas, United States. ... Gulf of Mexico in 3D perspective. ... Matagorda Bay is a large bay on the Texas coast, located between Calhoun and Matagorda counties. ...


The Colorado River, which means "colored red", was frequently confused with the not too distant to the north Brazos River by early Spanish explorers.[2] It is this confusion as well as an alleged mapping error that is believed to have led to its misnaming. The river is an important source of water for farming, cities, and electrical power production. Major man-made reservoirs on the river include Lake Buchanan, Inks Lake, Lake LBJ, Lake Marble Falls, Lake Travis, Lake Austin, and Lady Bird Lake in Austin. Collectively, these lakes are known as the Highland Lakes. In addition to power plants operating on each of the major lakes, waters of the Colorado are used for cooling the South Texas Nuclear Project, near Bay City. The Brazos River, originally called, the Rio Brazos de Dios which can be translated as The River of Gods Arms. is the 11th longest river in the United States at 2060 km (1280 miles) from its source of Blackwater Draw, Curry County, New Mexico[1] to its mouth at... The Ashokan Reservoir, located in Ulster County, New York, USA. It is one of 19 that supplies New York City with drinking water. ... Lake Buchanan was formed by the construction of Buchanan Dam by the Lower Colorado River Authority to provid a water supply for the region and to provide hydroelectric power. ... Inks Lake is one of the seven Texas Highland Lakes and was formed in 1938 by the construction of Inks Dam. ... One of the seven Texas Highland Lakes, Lake LBJ was formed by the construction of Wirtz Dam by the Lower Colorado River Authority. ... Lake Marble Falls is a lake located in Marble Falls, Texas. ... Lake Travis is an artificial lake on the Colorado River in central Texas in the United States. ... Part of Lake Austin as seen from Mount Bonnell. ... Lady Bird Lake (formerly Town Lake) is a reservoir on the Colorado River in downtown Austin, Texas, in the United States. ... The Texas Highland Lakes are a chain of man-made lakes formed by several dams on the Texas Colorado River, which winds Southeast from its headwaters near the border of Texas and New Mexico through Central Texas to the Gulf of Mexico. ... The South Texas Nuclear Generating Station, also known as the South Texas Project (STP), is a nuclear power station southwest of Bay City, Texas, United States. ...


Flood control and use of the Colorado River is managed by two agencies established by the Texas Legislature, the Upper Colorado River Authority, and the Lower Colorado River Authority. There are 11 major reservoirs along the Colorado River.[3] Texas Senate in session The Texas Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Texas. ... The Lower Colorado River Authority or LCRA was formed in 1934 by the Texas legislature. ...


The Colorado River also has made many geographic landmarks such as Deep Eddy Pool in Austin, Texas.


See also

The river no longer reaches the gulf This is a list of bridges and other crossings of the Colorado River from West Texas downstream to the Gulf of Mexico. ... Base of the Gorman Fall Beneath the Gorman Fall Colorado Bend State Park is a 5328. ...


Notes

  1. ^ a b Kammerer, J.C. (1987). "Largest Rivers in the United States" (HTML). United States Geological Survey. Retrieved on 2006-07-15.
  2. ^ a b Clay, Comer; Kleiner, Diana J. (1999-02-15). Colorado River (HTML). The Handbook of Texas Online. The General Libraries at the University of Texas at Austin and the Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved on 2006-07-22.
  3. ^ River Basin Map of Texas (JPEG). Bureau of Economic Geology, University of Texas at Austin (1996). Retrieved on 2006-07-15.

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The Colorado River along its upper reaches does not have a steady flow of water until the Concho River enters the riverbed in Concho County.
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The Colorado River as it winds through the Austin area.
The Colorado River is the name of a 894-mile long river in Texas in the United States of America.
This river, allegedly misnamed because of a mapping error by early Spanish explorers, flows southeastward from the northwestern portion of Texas near the base of the Texas Panhandle toward the Gulf of Mexico.
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