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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 list of rivers of Texas is a list of all named waterways, including rivers and streams that partially pass through or are entirely located within the U.S. state of Texas. Across the state, there are 3,700 named streams and 15 major rivers accounting for over 191,000 mi (307,000 km) of waterways.
The river flows generally eastward through several Texas counties. Tributaries include Shawnee Creek and Brevelle Lake. The river provides most of the water for Wright Patman Lake, on the border between Bowie and Cass counties. Below Wright Patman Dam, the river continues its generally eastward flow to the Arkansas state line.
The Ouachita River was a route used in the Trail of Tears. Native Americans were transported along the river to Camden, Arkansas and from there they walked the rest of the way to Oklahoma. [7] The river was an important factor in settling the region because it provided access to larger markets for cotton and other goods.
Along the banks of the White River in Arkansas County, these forests are preserved in the White River National Wildlife Refuge. [16] According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,033.79 square miles (2,677.5 km 2), of which 988.49 square miles (2,560.2 km 2) is land and 45.30 square miles (117.3 km 2) (4.4%) is water. [2]
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Racers must take enough food and provisions to last them the distance of the race. The Texas Water Safari is billed as the "World's Toughest Boat Race" and runs annually on the second Saturday of June. [3] Another event is the San Marcos River annual San Marcos River Clean-Up, which is an organized spring clean-up of the whole river.
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