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The Trinity River as viewed from Reunion Tower in Dallas in August 2015. The Trinity River is a 710-mile (1,140 km) [2] river, the longest with a watershed entirely within the U.S. state of Texas. It rises in extreme northern Texas, a few miles south of the Red River. The headwaters are separated by the high bluffs on the southern side of the ...
The Trinity River has been important in shaping the DFW Metroplex. Dallas was situated at the best ford, downstream from where the Elm Fork joins the main stream, where the river flows southeast over the chalk. This provided a place where travelers need only cross the river once, at a place with relatively firm landings and bottoms.
From its source near Frisco, Texas at , this creek runs south-by-south-east through suburban Dallas for 23.5 miles (37.8 km) where it widens into White Rock Lake, then continues south for another 8 miles (13 km) to its mouth on the East Fork of the Trinity River, of which it is a major tributary
The Trinity River Project is a public works project undertaken in the 2000s in the city of Dallas, Texas, United States. [1] Its goal is to redevelop the Trinity River.The project aims to turn the river's path into a collection of sports fields, trails, nature centers, and recreational opportunities.
Trinity River (Texas) (28 P) Pages in category "Rivers of Dallas" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. ... White Rock Creek
The Comal River is the shortest river in the state of Texas and the fifth-shortest river in the United States. Located entirely within the city limits of New Braunfels in Central Texas , its spring-fed waters run a distance of 2.5 miles (4 kilometers).
The growing population of Dallas and a drought increased the demand for water, and on September 1, 1952, the beaches of White Rock saw their last swimmers in order to maintain a sanitary water supply. [3] By 1992 White Rock Lake Park was a center of recreational activity for central Dallas, providing picnic areas and bicycle and jogging paths.
Lake Ray Hubbard, formerly Eastern Dallas Lake or Forney Lake, is a freshwater impoundment located in Dallas, Texas in the counties of Dallas, Kaufman, Collin, and Rockwall, just north of the City of Forney. [1] It was created by the construction of the Rockwall-Forney Dam, which impounded the East Fork Trinity River.