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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.
Nueces River (1 C, 7 P) Pages in category "Rivers of Uvalde County, Texas" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
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
The Nueces Strip or Wild Horse Desert is the area of South Texas between the Nueces River and the Rio Grande. [1]According to the narrative of Spanish missionary Juan Agustín Morfi, there were so many wild horses swarming in the Nueces Strip in 1777 "that their trails make the country, utterly uninhabited by people, look as if it were the most populated in the world".
Turkey Creek, near Cline, Texas in western Uvalde County, [2] was a watering stop and crossing place on the San Antonio-El Paso Road 9.04 miles west of crossing on the Nueces River and 15.23 miles from its crossing of Elm Creek. [3]
Uvalde: Recorded Texas Historic Landmark; built in 1891 for plays, musicals, and cultural performances. It still serves the same function today making it the oldest functioning theater in the state of Texas. 5: Leona River Archeological Site: Leona River Archeological Site: May 6, 1976 : Address restricted [5] Uvalde: 6: Nicolas Street School
Uvalde RM 1022 south – Blewett Nueces River Bridge over Nueces River FM 2369 east (Dunbar Lane) to FM 1403 – Rocksprings: Uvalde: FM 481 south – Eagle Pass: FM 1052 north: FM 1435 south (Evans Street) West end of FM 1435 overlap: FM 1435 north (Grove Street) East end of FM 1435 overlap