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PRINCIPAL RIVERS, BAYOUS AND CREEKS.
Uvalde County; flows SE into Frio River;
length, 71 m.
Limpia Creek.-Rises 15 m. W Fort Davis,
Jeff Davis County; flows E, NE and E to
Paisano Creek, Pecos River tributary. Length,
55 m. Noteworthy for its scenic beauty.
Little Cypress Creek.-Rises W Camp Coun-
ty; flows E into Caddo Lake. Length, 63 m.
Little Pine Island Bayou.-Rises NW cor-
ner Hardin County; flows SE into Pine Island
Bayou, tributary Neches River; length, 45 m.
Little River.-Formed C Bell County by
union Leon, Lampasas Rivers; flows SE into
Brazos; length, 75 m.
Llano River.-Formed C Kimble County by
union North, South Llano Rivers; flows E to
Colorado River. Length, 100 m.; drainage
area, including North, South Llano Rivers,
4,460 sq. m. A spring-fed stream of the Ed-
wards Plateau.
Llano River, North.-Rises WC Sutton
County; flows E to union with South Llano
River. Drainage area, 803 sq. m.; 40 m. long.
Llano River, South.-Rises N Edwards
County; flows NE to confluence with North
Llano River; length, 55 m. Spring-fed
stream of scenic beauty.
Madera Canyon.-Rises N slope Baldy
Peak, Jeff Davis County; flows NE to Agu3a
Creek, which flows into Toyah Creek, which
flows into Pecos River. Approximate length,
50 m. Noteworthy for its beauty.
Medina River.-Rises NW Bandera County;
flows SE to San Antonio River; length, 116 m.
A spring-fed stream.
Mustang Creek.-Rises NE New Mexico;
flows SE into Texas; empties into Canadian
River. Length, 100 m.; intermittent.
Navasota River.-Rises SW Hill County;
flows SE into Brazos River, length, 125 m.
Neches River.-Rises near Canton. Van
Zandt County; flows SE 260 miles; empties
into Sabine Lake. Heavily-wooded basin; rice
irrigation in lower reaches; drainage area,
10,100 sq. m.
Nueces River.-Rises C Edwards Co ; flows
SSE; bends toward NE in LaSalle County;
turns SE in Live Oak County, enters Corpus
Christi Bay. Forks into East and West
Nueces in C Uvalde County; 315 m. in length;
area drainage basin, 16,800 sq. m. Formed
by springs in Edwards Plateau above Bal-
cones Escarpment. Noteworthy for beauty
along upper canyon.
Olmos Creek.-Rises W Duval County,
where known as Poquita Creek; flows SE
into Baffins Bay, arm of Gulf of Mexico.
Length, 73 m.
Oyster Creek.-Rises E Fort Bend County;
flows SSE into Gulf; length, 52 m.
Paisano Creek.-Intermittent stream; rises
Brewster County; flows NE 80 m. into Pecos
River, tributary Rio Grande.
Peach Creek.-Rses SE Walker County;
flows SSE; empties into East San Jacinto
River. 37 m. long.
Pease River.-Rises SE Swisher County;
flows E into Red River. Length, 156 m.
Pecan Bayou.-Rises Callahan County;
flows SE into Colorado River; land irrigated
along stream. Length, 107 m. See article on,
and list of river projects.
Pecos River.-Rises E slope Santa Fe Moun-
tain Range, Mora County, New Mexico; flows
meanderingly in SE course to Rio Grande.
Length, 260 m. See article on, and list of
river projects.
Pedernales River.-Rises SE corner Kimble
County; flows E into Colorado River. Length,
106 m.; drainage area, 1,300 sq. m. Spring-
fed; a beautiful stream.
Piney Creek.-Rises E Houston County;
flows SE 57 m. into Neches River.
Pine Island Bayou.-Rises E Liberty Coun-
ty; flows SE into Neches River; 25 m. in
length.
Pinoak Creek.-Small intermittent streamCaldwell County; joins Plum Creek, tributary
to San Marcos River.
Plum Creek.-Rises SE Hays County; flows
SE into San Marcos River; length, 41 m.
Red River.-Formed SE part Panhandle by
union number headwater streams; Prairie
Dog Town Fork considered continuation main
stream. Rises in eastern part of New Mexico;
flows general SE course; turns abruptly to S
from NE corner Texas; flows 60 m. through
corner Arkansas; then through Louisiana into
Mississippi River. Area drainage basin in
Texas, 30,700 sq. m.; length, 740 m. See
article on, and list of river projects.
Red River, Prairie Dog Fork.-Rises in
"head breaks" Red River about 20 m. W
Texas-New Mexico boundary; flows E to
junction with Red River. Length, 280 m.
Palo Duro Canyon and State Park is along
course of this stream as it descends from
Great Plains.
Red River, Elm Fork.-Rises 4 miles NW
Ramsdell in SW Wheeler County; flows
southeasterly 30 miles to intersection Texas-
Oklahoma boundary, then southeasterly to
junction with North Fork Red River in Greer
County, Okla.
Red River, North Fork.-Rises W Gray
County; flows SE into Oklahoma to junction
with Prairie Dog Town Fork of Red River.
Length, 180 m.
Red River, Salt Fork.-Rises S Carson
County; flows SE to Texas-Oklahoma line,
then into Prairie Dog Town Fork of Red
River; length, 155 m.
Rio Cibolo.-Rises S Kendall County; flows
SE into San Antonio River; length, 101 m.
Spring-fed stream.
Rio Grande.-Rises near crest Continental
Divide, on E slope San Juan Mountains in
SW state of Colorado; flows general SE
course across New Mexico; continues to Gulf
of Mexico, forming United States-Mexico bor-
der. Drainage area in Texas, 40,616 sq. m.
Flows through picturesque rock canyons in
Big Bend section, enters delta toward mouth.
Length, approx. 900 m. See article on, and
list of River Projects. One of long rivers of
continent.
Sabanna River.-Rises at Eastland-Calla-
han County line, flows SE into Leon River;
50 m. in length.
Sabinal River.-Rises W Bandera County;
flows SSE into Frio River; length, 58 m.
Sabine River.-Rises Collin County; flows
SE, then S, forming Texas-Louisiana bound-
ary; empties into Sabine Lake (an expan-
sion Sabine River in Orange County) and
thus through Sabine Pass to Gulf. Length.
360 m. Navigable for small boats some dis-
tance above mouth; of great value commer-
cially; rice irrigated on lower reaches. Area
drainage basin in Texas, 7,360 sq. m. See
article on river projects.
San Antonio River.-Formed in Bracken-
ridge Park. City of San Antonio, by several
large springs; flows SE to junction with
Guadalupe River. Length, 180 m.; area drain-
age basin, 4,535 sq. m. Spring-fed stream.
See article on, and list of river projects.
San Bernard River.-Rises SW Austin
County; flows SE; empties into Cedar Lake,
arm of Gulf. Length, 105 m.
San Jacinto River.-Forms NE corner Har-
ris County; flows SE into San Jacinto Bay;
length, 39 m. Ship channel along part of
course.
San Jacinto River, West.-Rises SW Walk-
er County; flows SE to junction with East
San Jacinto River to form San Jacinto River.
Length, 70 m.
San Marcos River.-Forms near N limits
City of San Marcos, Hays County, by several
large springs, although watershed extends
about 10 m. NE of springs. Flows SE into
Guadalupe River; length, 59 m. Spring-fed
stream of scenic beauty.
Sandy Creek.-Rises SW Colorado County;
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