1927 The Texas Almanac and State Industrial Guide Page: 275
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THE TEXAS ALMANAC. 275
corner of Jack; flows SE 56 mi. into West
Fork of Trinity r. at Fort Worth.
. Coffee (or Lacy) cr--Glasscock, Ster-
ling; rises near Garden City; flows E 27.
mi. into North Concho.
Coleto er.-DeWitt, Goliad, Victoria;
formed in SW part of DeWitt by junction
of east and west branches; flows SE 45
mi. into Guadalupe.
Colorado r., North Fork of-Borden,
Scurry; rises in N Borden; flows SE 35
mi. into Colorado r.
Colorado r.-Rises in Dawson County;
flows in SE course 600 mi. into Matagorda
Bay; drainage area, 37,800 sq. mi.; prin-
nipal tributaries, Pedernales, Llano, San
Saba and Concho r. and Pecan Bayou.
Comanche er.-Pecos; rises 35 mi. SW
of Fort Stockton; flows N 50 mi. into
Pecos; Comanche springs contribute to its.
current at Fort Stockton.
Comal r.-Comal; shortest river in,
Texas; rises at series of large springs 1
mi. NW of New Braunfels and flows SE
2 mi. into Guadalupe r.; there is consid-
erable hydro-electrfic power development
from its current.
Concepcion cr.-Duval; rises at Duval-
Webb line near Moglia; flows SE 35 mi.
into Olmos cr.
Concho r.-Tom Green, Concho; formed
at San Angelo by junction of North and
South Concho r.; flows E 53 mi. into Colo-
rado r.; spring fed; large irrigated areas;
drainage basin, 12,000 sq. mi.
Copperas (or Rush) er.-Comanche,
Eastland; rises at Rising Star in S part
of Eastland; flows SE 32 mi. into Leon r.
Cowhouse cr.-Mills, Hamilton, Coryell,
Bell; rises NE of Mullen; flows SE 85 mi.
into Leon r.
Cowleach Fork of Sabine r.-Hunt;
rises in NW part of county; flows SE 34
miles to confluence with Caddo Fork of
Sabine r.
Coyote cr.-Runnels; rises NW of Bal-
linger; flows into Elm cr.; length 25 mi.
Croton cr.-Stonewall, King; rises near
Dickens-King county line; flows E 36 mi.
into Brazos.
Culvers cr.-Scurry; rises in NW part of
county; flows SE about 37 mi. into Colo-
rado r.
Cummins er.-Fayette, Colorado; rises
in N part of Fayette; flows SE 37 mi. into
Colorado r.
Cuthand cr.-Red River; rises 8 mi. S
of Detroit in W part of county; flows SE
28 'ni. into Sulphur r.
Cypress er.-Harris; rises in NW part
of county; flows E 35 mi. Into Spring cr.
Davidson's er.-Burleson; rises near NE
boundary line of county; flows 35' mi. into
Yegua cr.
Deadman cr.-Jones, Shackelford, Calla-
han; rises 12 mi. SE of Abilene; flows N
30 mi. into Clear Fork of Brazos.
Deep (or Asylum) cr.-Callahan, Shack-
elford; rises at Baird; flows N 55 mi. into
Hubbard cr.
Deer er.-Falls, Bell, McLennan; rises
SE of Moody; flows SE and NE 26 mi. into
Brazos.
Delaware er.-Culberson County, Texas,
and Eddy County, N. M.; rises in Eastern
Delaware Mountains in Culberson County;
flows NE into New Mexico and empties
into Pecos. Length, 50 mi.
Denton cr.-Montague, Wise, Denton,
Tarrant, Dallas; rises 3 mi. NE of Bowie;
flows SE 43 mi. into Elm Fork of
Trinity r.Jersils r.-Sutton, Val Verde; headwa-
ters known as West Devils r. in NW part
of Sutton; flows S to junction with East
Branch, and thence on to Rio Grande;
length, 100 mi.; notable springs.
Double Mountain Fork of Brazos, North
Fork of Kent, Garza, Crosby, Lubbock,
Hale, Lamb, Bailey; rises in NW Bailey
and flows SE 180 mi. to junction with
Double Mountain Fork (main stream), in
Kent County.
Double Mountain Fork of Brazos r.--
Haskell, Stonewall, Fisher, Kent, Garza,
Lynn; rises 12 mi. SE of Tahoka; flows
E 150 mi. to confluence with Salt Fork of
Brazos.
Dove cr.-Schleicher, Irion, Tom Green;
rises in W part of Schleicher; flows 37 mi.
into Spring cr.
Dry Frio r.-Uvalde; rises at Tvalde-
Frio line; flows SE 25 mi. to junction
with Frio r.
Duck cr.-Kent, Dickens; rises NW of
Dickens; flows SE 40 mi. into Salt Fork
of Brazos.
Duck er.-Limestone, Robertson; rises
near Kosse; flows SE 25 mi. into Nava-
sota r.
East Fork of Trinity r.-Grayson, Col-
lin, Rockwall, Dallas, Kaufman; rises
near Howe in Grayson; flows 78 mi. S
into Trinity r.
East San Jacinto r.-Walker, San Ja-
cinto, Liberty, Montgomery, Harris; rises
in SW part of Walker, flows SE, E and
SW 50 mi. into San Jacinto r.
Ecteto er.-Guadalupe, Wilson, Karnes;
rises in S part of Guadalupe flows SE 51
mi. into San Antonio r.
Elm er.-Coleman; flows through SW
part of county into Colorado; length, 26
mi.
Elm 'er.-Jones, Nolan, Taylor; rises
near Dora in E part of Nolan; flows NE
60 mi. into Clear Fork of Brazos r.
Elm er.-Kinney; rises NE of Brack-
ettville; flows SE 32 mi. into Rio Grande.
Elm er.-Kinney, Maverick, Zavalla,
Dimmit; rises in C part of Kinney; flows
SE 80 mi. into Nueces r.
Elm er.-Taylor, Runnels; rises S of
Guion in S part of Taylor; flows S 32 mi.
to Colorado r.
Elm Fork of Trinity-Montague, Cooke,
Denton, Dallas; rises NW of Saint Jo in
N part of Montague; flows SE 85 mi. to
West Fork of Trinity r.
Elm Fork of Red r.-Wheeler and Col-
lingsworth, Texas, and certain Oklahoma
counties; rises NW of Ramsdell in SW
Wheeler County; flows SE 30 mi. to State
line and thence to North Fork of Red r.
El Sarco r.-Goliad, Refugio; rises in S
part of Goliad; flows SE and S about 24
mi. to junction with Medio cr., below
which the stream is called Rio de la Mis-
sion.
Farmers er.-Montague; rises W of
Saint Jo; flows N 25 mi. into Red r.
Ferris Fork of Cedar cr.-Van Zandt,
Kaufman; rises near Cobbs in NE part of
Kaufman; flows SE and SW into Cedar cr.
First Yegua cr.-Burleson, Lee, Milam;,
rises near Rockdale; flows SE 29 mi, to
Second Yegua cr.
Frazier cr.-Cass; rises in W part of
county; flows SE 26 mi. into Jim Bayou.
Frio r.-Rises in N central part of Real
County; flows SE and E through Real,
Uvalde, Frio, La Salle, McMullen and Live
Oak Counties, uniting with Atascosa r. at
Three Rivers. Length, 200 mi.; drainage
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1927 The Texas Almanac and State Industrial Guide, book, 1927~; Dallas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth123785/m1/279/: accessed April 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Historical Association.