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The Wichita River (/ ˈ w ɪ tʃ ɪ t ɔː / WITCH-i-taw), part of the Red River watershed, lies in north-central Texas.Rising in northeastern Knox County at the confluence of its North and South Forks, the river flows 90 miles (140 km) northeast across Baylor, Archer, Wichita, and Clay counties before joining the Red River just west of Byers Bend in northern Clay County.
River authorities in the U.S. state of Texas are public agencies established by the state legislature and given authority to develop and manage the waters of the state. These authorities are given powers to conserve, store, control, preserve, utilize, and distribute the waters of a designated geographic region for the benefit of the public.
The Red River is a major river in the Southern United States. [3] It was named for its reddish water color from passing through red-bed country in its watershed. [4] It also is known as the Red River of the South to distinguish it from the Red River of the North, which flows between Minnesota and North Dakota into the Canadian province of Manitoba.
The Little Wichita River is a near-parallel drainage system to the south of Wichita River and a tributary to the Red River, emptying into the Red about 20 miles downstream of the Wichita River. The Little Wichita River drains the regions to the south and east of the Wichita Falls city limits, and its waters are impounded in two lakes that feed ...
Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority; Lower Colorado River Authority; Office of the Governor of Texas; Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Texas; Office of the Public Utility Counsel of Texas; Office of the State Prosecuting Attorney; Public Utility Commission of Texas; Railroad Commission of Texas; Red River Authority; Sabine River Authority ...
Wichita Falls residents face fines if they violate the city’s Stage 1 Drought water use restrictions, however people who use city water but don’t live in Wichita Falls do not necessarily have ...
Lynn Walker, Wichita Falls Times Record News July 31, 2024 at 9:57 AM Political newcomer Austin Cobb has raised and spent the most of any candidate seeking to win a seat on the Wichita Falls City ...
Lake Kickapoo is a reservoir located on the North Fork Little Wichita River in the Red River Basin of Archer County, Texas. It is neighbored by Archer City, Texas (population of 1,834) and Wichita Falls, Texas (population of 104,553) which reside within the Central Great Plains ecoregion. [1]