Map of the Devils River and associated watershed

The Devils River is a pristine, whitewater river in southwestern Texas, USA. From its headwaters (30°20' N, 100°57' W) in northwest Sutton County, it flows southwest for 94 miles through Val Verde County and empties into the northeastern shore (29°28' N, 101°04' W) of the Amistad Reservoir in Del Rio, Texas on the Texas/Mexico border. Image File history File links Devils_Watershed. ... Image File history File links Devils_Watershed. ... Official language(s) None See: Languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Area  Ranked 2nd  - Total 268,581 sq mi (695,622 km²)  - Width 773 miles (1,244 km)  - Length 790 miles (1,270 km)  - % water 2. ... Val Verde County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Amistad National Recreation Area includes the area around the Amistad Reservoir at the confluence of the Rio Grande River, the Devils River, and the Pecos River. ... Del Rio is a city located in Val Verde County, Texas, United States. ...

The Devils River is one of the least spoilt rivers in the United States due to several factors, including its remote location in a hostile environment which inhibits pollution from human and animal populations and due to its path underground for part of its journey. As it passes underground, the gravel, sand and limestone scrub it clean before it re-emerges some twenty miles later. It is one of the cleanest water sources in the world for this reason.

Although it is a popular kayaking and canoeing venue, it is difficult to traverse because the majority of the river is bounded by private property. Luckily much of the river is protected through conservation easements on both sides of the river. The nature conservancy is working to protect this river through the Devils River Project. As of now the project has protected 87,000 acres along the river. Along with the Devil's River State Park the protected land along the river totals 110,000 acres. A kayak is a small human-powered boat. ... A canoe is a relatively small boat, typically human-powered, but also commonly sailed. ... In the United States, a conservation easement is an easement — a transfer of usage rights — which creates a legally enforceable land preservation agreement between a landowner and a municipality or a qualified land protection organization (often called a land trust), for the purposes of conservation. ... River upstream of an Australian trout farm A river is a large natural waterway. ... The Nature Conservancy is an environmental organization, founded in 1951. ...

References

• Devil's River from the Handbook of Texas Online
• Devils River, The Nature Conservancy.

The Handbook of Texas (ISBN 0-87611-151-7) is a comprehensive encyclopedia of Texas geography, history, and historical persons published jointly by the Texas State Historical Association (TSHA) and the General Libraries at the University of Texas at Austin. ...

External links

• Bird, Darin and Marc W. McCord. Devils River, Southwest Paddler.