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The Frio River has three primary tributaries; the East, West, and Dry Frio Rivers. The West Frio River rises from springs in northeastern Real County and joins with the East Frio River near the town of Leakey; the Dry Frio River joins northeast of Uvalde. The river flows generally southeast for 200 miles until it empties into the Nueces River ...
The Frio River is a river located in Costa Rica, emerging from the northern slope on the Caribbean side of the country. It emerges from the foothills of the Tenorio Volcano and travels along the plains of the Guatusos in the north of Costa Rica. It empties into the San Juan River (Nicaragua) shortly before it joins Lake Nicaragua.
Frio County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 18,385. [1] The county seat is Pearsall. [2] The county was created in 1858 and later organized in 1871. [3] Frio is named for the Frio River, whose name is Spanish for "cold". [4]
1868: Theophilus Watkins, F. Smith and Newman Patterson construct a gravity flow irrigation canal from the Frio River that operates for a century. [7] [8] 1879: Indians attack and kill Jennie Coalson, wife of Nic Coalson, and two children at Half Moon Prairie. [9] 1881: Lipan Apaches strike the McLauren home at Buzzard's Roost in the Frio Canyon.
The bald cypress trees line the Frio River, can grow to 120 feet, and live up to 600 years. Their name is derived from the length of time that they are leafless, since they shed leaves in the fall and don’t bloom until late spring. The bald cypress help the Frio River by slowing floodwaters, trapping sediment and pollutants.
Hondo Creek is a tributary of the Frio River in Texas that rises in Bandera County northwest of Tarpley and runs approximately 67 miles to its mouth near Pearsall, Texas. The creek crosses through three counties including Bandera, Medina , and Frio .
Rio Frio or Río Frío or Frio River (English: Cold River) may refer to: Rivers. Frío River (Costa Rica) Frío River (Puerto Rico) Frio River, Texas;
Frio River in Concan, June 2009. The community sits along the Frio River, close to Garner State Park and is a popular destination for summer vacationers. It is known for excellent birdwatching in the spring. A Roy Bechtol-designed 18-hole golf course called Concan Country Club or the Golf Club at Concan is open to the public.