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This is a list of the rivers in the state of Texas in the United States. Image File history File links This image, including all photography and graphics used in it, was taken and created by myself, Shem Daimwood. ... Official language(s) 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. ...

Major Waterways

• Angelina River
• Attoyac Bayou
• Big Cypress Bayou
• Blanco River
• Bosque River
• Brazos River
• Colorado River
• Concho River
• Canadian River
• Devils River
• Frio River
• Guadalupe River
• Lampasas River
• Lavaca River
• Leon River
• Little River
• Llano River
• Medina River
• Navidad River
• Neches River
• Nueces River
• Paluxy River
• Pecos River
• Pedernales River
• Pine Island Bayou
• Prairie Dog Town Fork Red River
• Red River
• Rio Grande
• Sabine River
• San Antonio River
• San Bernard River
• San Gabriel River
• San Jacinto River
• San Marcos River
• San Saba River
• Sulphur River
• Trinity River
• Village Creek
• Wichita River
• White River

The Angelina River The Angelina River is formed by the junction of Barnhardt and Shawnee creeks three miles northwest of Laneville in southwest central Rusk County (at 32°01 N, 94°50 W). ... The Blanco River near Blanco, Texas. ... The Bosque River is a river in Texas fed by four primary branches. ... 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 Colorado River as it winds through the Austin area. ... Map of the Concho River and associated watershed The Concho River is a river in the U.S. state of Texas. ... The Canadian River is the largest tributary of the Arkansas River. ... Map of the Devils River and assoicated 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... The Frio River winds alongside Garner State Park (on the left) The Frio River is a river in the U.S. state of Texas. ... The Guadalupe river runs from Kerr County, Texas to the San Antonio Bay on the Gulf of Mexico. ... The Lampasas River is a river in the U.S. state of Texas. ... Map of the Lavaca River and associated watershed The Lavaca River is a river in the U.S. state of Texas. ... The Leon River is a river in the U.S. state of Texas. ... The Little River is a river in the U.S. state of Texas. ... The Llano River (LAN-no) is a tributary of the Colorado River, approximately 105 mi (169 km) long, in central Texas in the United States. ... The Medina River is located in south central Texas in the Medina Valley. ... Map of the Navidad River and associated watershed The Navidad River is a 90 mile long coastal river in the U.S. state of Texas that runs roughly parallel to its sister river, the Lavaca River. ... The Neches River flows for 416 miles through East Texas to its mouth on Sabine Lake. ... The Nueces River is a river in the U.S. state of Texas, approximately 315 mi (507 km) long. ... Paluxy River is a river in the U.S. state of Texas. ... The Pecos River rises in northern New Mexico, USA, and flows for 926 miles (1,480 km) through the eastern portion of that state and neighboring Texas before it empties into the Rio Grande near Del Rio. ... The Pedernales River (locally pronounced as per-du-NAH-les) is a tributary of the Colorado River, approximately 106 mi (170 km) long, in central Texas in the United States. ... The Prairie Dog Town Fork Red River is a river in the Texas Panhandle. ... The Red River is one of several rivers with that name, and of two rivers with that name in the United States. ... The Rio Grande flowing in Big Bend National Park The Rio Grande in its lower course, between Matamoros and Brownsville Known as the Rio Grande in the United States and as the Río Bravo (or, more formally, the Río Bravo del Norte) in Mexico, the river, 3,034... The Sabine River is shown highlighted, along with the Neches River The Sabine River is a river, 555 miles (893 km) long, in the U.S. states of Texas and Louisiana. ... This article is about the river in Texas. ... San Bernard River flows from its headwaters northwest of San Felipe, Texas to its mouth on the Gulf of Mexico, some 100 miles to the southeast of the source. ... The San Gabriel River is a river that flows through central Texas. ... The San Jacinto river runs from Lake Houston in Harris County, Texas to Galveston Bay. ... The San Marcos River rises from Aquarena Springs in San Marcos, Texas. ... Map of the San Saba River and associated watershed The San Saba River (San Sabá) is a river in the U.S. state of Texas. ... The Sulphur River is a river in northeast Texas and southwest Arkansas in the United States. ... The Trinity River is a river in the state of Texas in the United States. ... The White River may refer to: The White River in Arkansas in the United States. ...

Seasonal and Restrictive Waterways

• Aransas River
• Armand's Bayou
• Arroyo Colorado
• Austin Bayou
• Barton Creek
• Bastrop Bayou
• Bedias Creek
• Beech Creek
• Big Cow Creek
• Big Cypress Creek
• Big Mineral Creek
• Big Pine Creek
• Big Sandy Creek
• Bois D'Arc Creek
• Buffalo Bayou
• Caney Creek
• Catfish Creek
• Cedar Bayou
• Cibolo Creek
• Clear Creek
• Coffee Mill Creek
• Coleto Creek
• Comal River
• Denton Creek
• Dickinson Bayou
• Double Bayou, East Fork
• Garcitas Creek
• Highlands Bayou
• Keechi Creek
• Lake Charlotte Creek
• Little Cypress Bayou
• Navasota River
• Onion Creek
• Oyster Bayou
• Oyster Creek
• Palo Pinto Creek
• Pecan Bayou
• Sabinal River
• Salado Creek
• Sanders Creek
• Spring Creek
• Taylor Bayou
• Turkey Creek

The Aransas River is a short river in south Texas in the United States. ... Barton Creek is one of the tributaries that feeds the Texan Colorado River from the Texas Hill Country. ... Map of the Buffalo Bayou and associated watershed Buffalo Bayou at this location, just south of San Felipe Dr. Buffalo Bayou is a main waterway flowing through Houston, Texas, USA. It begins on the west side of the city and flows east to the Houston Ship Channel. ... The Cibolo Creek begins ten miles northwest of the town of Boerne in Southwestern Kendall County, Texas and runs southeast for about 100 miles, forming the county line between Bexar County, Texas, Comal County, Texas and Guadalupe County, Texas and crosses Wilson County, Texas, to join the San Antonio River... The Comal River is the shortest river in Texas, running entirely within the city limits of New Braunfels in southeast Comal County. ...

See also

• List of rivers in the United States
• List of the ten longest Texas rivers

Rivers in the United States is a list of rivers in the United States. ... This is a list of the ten longest Texas rivers. ...

External link

• The Handbook of Texas Online: Texas History Quiz -- Texas Rivers

References

An Analysis of Texas Waterways. Retrieved on 2006-05-04. 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... May 4 is the 124th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (125th in leap years). ...