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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.
Following is a list of dams and reservoirs in Texas. All major dams are linked below. The National Inventory of Dams defines any "major dam" as being 50 feet (15 m) tall with a storage capacity of at least 5,000 acre-feet (6,200,000 m 3 ), or of any height with a storage capacity of 25,000 acre-feet (31,000,000 m 3 ).
Clear Creek (Harris County, Texas) Clear Creek (Trinity River tributary) Clear Fork Brazos River; Coffee Mill Creek; Coldwater Creek (Oklahoma) Coleto Creek; Colorado River (Texas) Comal River; Concho River; Cottonwood Creek (Guadalupe County) Cow Bayou; Cowhorn Creek; Cowhouse Creek; Coyansa Draw; Cross Bayou; Croton Creek; Cummins Creek ...
The Basin and Range Province is in West Texas, west of the Pecos River, beginning with the Davis Mountains on the east and the Rio Grande to its west and south. The Trans-Pecos region is the only part of Texas regarded as mountainous and includes seven named peaks in elevation greater than 8,000 feet (2,400 m).
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.
Map of the Lavaca River and associated watershed. The Lavaca River is a navigable river in Texas. It begins in the northeastern part of Gonzales County, and travels generally southeast for 115 miles (185 km) until it empties into Lavaca Bay, a component of Matagorda Bay.
Garcitas Creek is a 48-mile (77 km) stream in Victoria County and Jackson County, Texas, in the United States. It flows to Garcitas Cove. [1] Garcitas is a name derived from Spanish meaning the fresh antlers of a deer. [2]
The San Antonio River is a major waterway that originates in central Texas in a cluster of springs in midtown San Antonio, about 4 miles north of downtown, and follows a roughly southeastern path through the state. [3] It eventually feeds into the Guadalupe River about 10 miles from San Antonio Bay on the Gulf of Mexico.