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THE TEXAS ALMANAC. 273
Principal Rivers, Bayous and Creeks of Texas.List below includes the streams of
Texas with lengths of twenty-five miles
or more. In some instances shorter
streams are included, such as the Comal
River, because of peculiar economic in-
terest attached. In compiling the follow-
ing list, reliance is had mainly on the
"Gazetteer of Streams of Texas," by Glenn
A. Gray, published by the United States
Geological Survey.
Agua de Fuera cr.-Rises 8 mi. NE of
Brackettville in Kinney; flows SE 25 mi.
to Kinney-Maverick line into Elm cr.
Alabama er.-Polk and Hardin; rises -
mi. SE of Moscow; flows SE 63 mi. to
Neches r,
Alamito er.-Presidio and Jeff Davis;
rises 12 mi. N of Marfa at altitude of
5,250 feet; flows S to Rio Grande.
Anaeuas cr.-Duval and Jim Wells;
rises central part of Duval; flows 25 mi. E
to Santa Gertrudis cr.
Anderson cr.-Red River and Bowie;
rises E part of Red River County; flows
SE 33 mi. into Sulphur r.
Angelina r.-Rusk, Smith, Cherokee,
Nacogdoches, Angelina, San Augustine
and Jasper; rises in SW part of Rusk;
flows SE 119 mi. into Neches r.
Apache Canyon-El Paso and Culberson;
rises in E part of El Paso; flows E and
sinks in sands 30 mi. N of Van Horn.
Aquilla cr.-McLennan and Hill; rises-in
N part of Hill; flows S 45 mi. to Brazos r.
Aransas r.-Bee, Refugio and San Pa-
tricio; rises in central Bee; flows 47 mi.
SE into Copany Bay.
Arenosa er.-Victoria and Jackson;
rises in Victoria; flows SE 28 mi. into
Lavaca Bay.
Armstrong cr.-Erath and Comanche;
forks rise near Lingleville and Smith Gap
in Erath; flows SW 6 mi. into Leon r.
Arroyo Colorado-Hidalgo and Camer-
on; rises in SE Hidalgo; flows E and NE
39 mi. Into Laguna Madre. (See p. 174,
under "Rio Grande Valley Reclamation
Project.")
Arroyo Lagarto-Live Oak, Duval, Jim
Wells; rises in SW Live Oak; flows E
and SE 30 mi. into Nueces r.
Arroyo Negro-Zavalla and Dimmit;
rises in S Zavalla; flows SE 25 mi. into
Nueces r.
Atascosa r.-Atascosa and Live Oak;
rises in NW Atascosa; flows 87 mi. SE
into Flio r.
Attoyare Bayou-Rusk, Shelby, Nacog-
doches, San Augustine; rises in SE Rusk;
flows 58 mi. SE into Angelina r.
Austin Bayou-Brazoria; rises in N cen-
tral part; flows SE 26 mi. into Bastrop
Bay.
Laptiste cr.-Liberty, HIardin, Jefferson;
rises W of Batson; flows SE 26 mi. into
Pine Island Bayou.
Barton er.-Hays and Travis; rises in N
Hays; flows E and NE 34 mi, into Colo-
rado r. at Austin. Large springs near
mouth.
Bayou La Nana-Nacogdoches; rises
near Mahl; flows SE 25 mi. into Ange-
lina r.
Bayou Noco-Nacogdoches; rises 2 mi.
SW of Trawick; flows SW and S 25 mi.
into Angelina r.
Bear er.-Hutchinson antd Carson; rises
in C Carson; flows N 26 mi. into Cana-
dian r.
Beaver cr.-Foard, Wilbarger, Wichita;rises in S Foard; flows E 65 mi. into
Wichita r.
Beaver er.-Gillespie, Mason; rises in
NW Gillespie; flows NE 28 mi. into
Llano r.
Bennett er.-Lampasas and Mills; rises
in SE Mills; flows SE 23 mi. into Lam-
pasas r.
Bidais er.-Grimes, Madison, Walker;
rises in N Grimes; flows NE and E 34
mi. into Trinity r.
Big Aguja Canyon-Jeff Davis; rise.
near Black Mt., NW of Fort.Davis at al-
titude of 6,500 feet; flows NE 23 mi. into
Toyah cr.
Big Blue cr.-DalIam, Sherman, Moore,
Hutchinson; rises in SE Dallam; flows E
and SE 65 mi. into Canadian r.
Big Brushy er.--DeWitt and Lavaca;
rises in N DeWitt; flows SE 23 mi. into
Matagorda Bay.
Big (or Barkman) er.-Bowie; rises in
N part of county; flows 25 mi. to Texas-
Arkansas boundary, thence E into Red r.
Big er.-Fort Bend; rises S of Rosen-
berg; flows SE 25 mi. into Brazos r.
Big Bear cr.-Tarrant, Dallas; rises -
mi. W of Keller; flows SE 25 mi. into
West Fork of Trinity r.
Big Caddo cr.-Palo Pinto, Stephens;
rises in SE Stephens; flows NE 32 mi. into
Brazos r.
Big Cedar er.-Brazos, Robertson; rises
in C part of Robertson; flows SE 24 mi.
into Navasota r.
Big Cedar er.-Stephens and Palo Pinto;
rises in SE Stephens; flows NE 37 mi. into
Brazos.
Big Cow cr.-Newton; rises in NW part
of county; flows 43 mi. SE into Sabine r.
Big Cypress Bayou-Hopkins, Franklin,
Titus, Morris, Camp, Upshur, Marion;
rises in SE Hopkins; flows SE and E 65
mi. into Caddo Lake.
Big Cypress er.-Tyler, Hardin; rises 9
mi. NW of Woodville; flows 32 mi. SE
into Alabama cr.
Big Elm cr.-McLennan, Bell, Milam;
rises at Moody; flows SE 55 mi. into Lit-
tle r.
Big Sandy cr.-Clay, Montague, Wise;
rises in SE Clay; flows 38 mi. into West
Fork of Trinity r.
Big Sandy er.-Hopkins, Wood, Upshur;
rises in SE Hopkins; flows 36 mi. into
Sabine r.
Bitter er.--Jones and Taylor; rises in
NW Taylor; flows NE 23 mi. into Clear
Fork of Brazos r.
Black Bayou-Cass; rises in N part of
county; flows 45 mi. SE to State line, en-
tering into Soda Lake in Louisiana.
Black Cypress Bayou-Morris, Cass, Ma-
rion; rises in E Morris; flows SE 40 mi.
into Big Cypress Bayou.
Black cr.-Medina and Frio; rises in E
central part of Medina; flows S 32 mi. into
San Miguel cr.
Blanco cr.-Goliad, Karnes, Bee; rises
near Goliad-Bee-Karnes corner; flows SE
28 mi. into El Sarco r.
Blanco r.-Kendall, Blanco, Hays; rises
in NE part of Kendall; flows SE 64 mi.
into San Marcos r.
Blanco r.-Uvalde; rises in N part of
county; flows S 38 mi. into Sabinal -r.
Blanket cr.-Comanche, Brown, Mills;
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