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The Nueces with a low water level through Cotulla, the seat of La Salle County, Texas. The Nueces River (/ nj u ˈ eɪ s ɪ s / new-AY-siss; Spanish: Río Nueces, IPA: [ˈri.o ˈnweses]) is a river in the U.S. state of Texas, about 315 miles (507 km) long. [1] It drains a region in central and southern Texas southeastward into the Gulf of Mexico.
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.
Category: Rivers of Uvalde County, Texas. ... Turkey Creek (Nueces River tributary) This page was last edited on 21 July 2017, at 18:15 (UTC). Text ...
It is fed by the Nueces River and Oso Creek and separated from the Gulf of Mexico by Mustang Island. [10] The Nueces Estuary is the sixth largest of the Texas estuaries, with a surface area of 106,990 acres (43,300 ha) including Corpus Christi Bay and its western and southern extensions in Nueces Bay and Oso Bay. [11]
Uvalde County marker A scene of the Texas Hill Country in northern Uvalde County Texas State Highway 55 as it meanders through scenic northwestern Uvalde County near the Nueces River. In November 1855, Reading Wood Black successfully lobbied the Texas Legislature to organize Uvalde County. [10] On May 12, the county was formally organized.
The Nueces River (Nueces is Spanish for "nuts") 352,289: 836 sq mi (2,165 km 2) Ochiltree County: 357: Perryton: 1876: Bexar County: William Beck Ochiltree (1811–1867), secretary of the treasury for the Republic of Texas and legislator for the state of Texas 9,704: 918 sq mi (2,378 km 2) Oldham County: 359: Vega: 1876: Bexar County
Averhoff Reservoir is a 173-acre narrow, riverine-type reservoir located on the Nueces River 10 mi (16 km) north of the town of Crystal City in Zavala County, Texas, United States, and 100 miles from San Antonio, Texas.
The Atascosa River is a river tributary of the Frio River, which is a tributary of the Nueces River in Texas. See also ... USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Texas ...