1927 The Texas Almanac and State Industrial Guide Page: 277
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THE TEXAS ALMANAC. ZTir
del Burro by union of several branches;
flows NE and SE 25 mi. to Alamita cr:
Long Fing cr.-Polk; rises near i0os-
cow; flows 22 mi. into Trinity r.
Los Morams er.-Kinney, Maverick; rises
N of Brackettville; flows SW 25 mi. to Rio
Grande.
Madera Canyon-Jeff Davis; rises on N
slope of Baldy Peak at altitude of about
7,500 feet; flows NE to junction with
Aguja cr.
Major Long's cr.-Hartley; rises in
Union County, N. M. Flows from Texas
State line SE 45 mi. into Mustang cr.
Maravilla cr.-Brewster; formed by
union of Calamity and Goat cr.; flows
SE 60 mi. into Rio Grande.
Martins er.-Rusk, Panola; rises NE of
Henderson; flows NE and SE 35 mi. to
Sabine r.
MeClelland er.-Gray; rises in SW part
of county; flows E and NE 29 mi. to
North Fork of Red r.
Medio cr.-Karnes, Bee, Refugio; rises
in S part of Karnes; flows SE 53 mi. to
El Sarco r.
Medina r.-Bandera, Medina, Bexar;
rises in NW part of Medina; flows SE 116
mi. to San Antonio r. Basin contains the
Medina dam and reservoir.
Menard cr.-Polk, Hardin, Liberty; rises
E of Livingston; flows SE, W and NW to
Trinity r.
Meridian er.-Bosque, Hamilton; rises
E of Ferry; flows E 25 mi. to Bosque r.
Middle Dosque r.-McLennan, Coryell;
rises in N part of McLennan; flows SE
32 mi. into S. ]osque.
Middle Coneho r.-Reagan, Irion, Tom
Green; rises SE of Stiles; flows E 76 mi.
into South Concho r.
Middle Fork of Sulphur. r.-Fannin,
Hunt, Delta; rises in S part of Fannin;
flows SE 25 mi. into South Sulphur.
Middle Fork of Wichita r.-King, Foard;
rises in N central part of King; flows NE
27 mi. into North Wic' "ta r.
Middle Pease r.-Motley, Cottle; rises
SW of Roaring Springs and flows NE 63
mi. into Pease r.
Middle Valley-Sutton, Schleicher; a
long extension of San Saba r.; unites with
North Valley at Fort McKavett, forming
San Saba r. proper; length, 28 mi.
Mill cr.-Hill and Ellis; rises SE of
Files Valley; flows SE and NE 26 mi. into
Pecan cr.
Miller's (or Plum) cr.-Baylor, Throck-
morton, Haskell; rises N of Haskell; flows
NE 35 mi. into Brazos r.
Minneasosa cr.-Hartley, Oldham; rises
in E part of Union County, N. M.; enters
Texas and flows SE 25 mi. to Canadian r.
Morgan cr.-Howard, Mitchell; rises in
C part of Howard; flows SE 30 mi. to Col-
orado r.
Mountain cr.-Johnson, Ellis, Tarrant,
Dallas; rises NE of Alvarado; flows NE
32 mi. into West Fork of Trinity.
Mud cr.-Cherokee; formed in N part of
county by union of east and west forks;
flows SE 24 mi. to Angelina r.
Mulberry cr.-Armstrong, Donley, Bris-
coe, Hall; rises in NW part of Armstrong;
flows SE 66 mi. to Prairie Dog Town Fork
of Red r.
Mulberry cr.-Jones, Nolan, Taylor;
rises in E part of Nolan; flows NE 36 mi.
to Clear Fork of Brazos r.
Murvalls Bayou-Rusk, Panola; rises
SW of Long Branch in Rusk; flows NE
27 mi. into Sabine r.
Musquiz Canyon-Presidio, Jeff Davis,Brewster; rises 12 mi. NE of Marfa on
northern slopes of Puertacitas Mountains
at elevation of about 5,200 feet above sea
level; flows E and S 22 mi. into Paisano cr.
Mustang Bayou-Brazoria; rises in NE
part of county; flows SE 21 mi. into
West Galveston Bay.
Mustang cr.-Coryell, Hamilton; rises S
of Hamilton in C part of Hamilton Coun-
ty; flows SE 25 mi, into Leon r.
Mustang cr.-Dallam, Hartley, Oldham;
rises near Clayton in NE New Mexico;
flows SE into Texas near Texline and con-
tinues SE to Canadian River; length about
100 mi.
Navasota r.-Hill, Limestone, Robertson,
Leon, Madison, Brazos, Grimes; rises in
SW part of Hill; flows SE and S 125 mi.
into Brazos.
Navidad r.-Fayette, Colorado, Lavaca,
Jackson; rises NE of Schulenburg; flows
S and SE 61 mi. to Lavaca r.
Neches r.-Rises 12 mi. SE of Canton in
Van Zandt County; flows SE 260 mi. into
Sabine Lake; drainage area, 10,100 sq. mi.
New Year's cr.-Washington; 'rises 5 mi.
SW of Gay Hill; flows SE 25 mi. to
Brazos r.
Nichols er.- -asper, Newton; rises in S
central part of Jasper; flows SE 27 mi.
into Sabine r.
Nc=tnds r.-Hill, Johnson; formed 2 mi.
SE of Munroe by confluence of West and
Middle Noland cr.; flows S 30 mi. into
Brazos r.
North Concho r.-Rises in several
prongs in Gaines and Andrews; flows SE
127 mi. to confluence with other branches
of Concho near San Angelo; drainage
basin, 7,530 sq. mi.
North Fork of Canadian r.-Dallam,
Sherman; flows for 15 mi. through the
NW part of Panhandle.
North Fork of Red r.-Gray, Wheeler;
rises W of Lefors; flows SE 60 mi. to
Texas-Oklahoma line, thence to Red r.
North Llano r.-Sutton, Kimble; rises in
W central part of Sutton; flows E 40 mi.
to union with South Llano near Junction.
North Sulphur r.-Fannin, Lamar, Delta,
Hopkins; rises 8 mi. S of Bonham; flows
E 50 mi. to confluence with South Sulphur.
North Valley-Schleicher; in SE part of
county; tributary to San Saba; about 28
mi. long.
North Wichita r.-Motley, Dickens,
King, Cottle, Foard, Knox, Baylor; rises
in SE corner of -Motley; takes E course
for 75 mi. to junction with South Wichita.
Nueces r.-Rises 5 mi. SE of Rock
Springs in Edwards County; flows first
S, then SE and E for 215 mi. into Corpus
Christi Bay; drainage area, 16,800 sq. mi.
Fed by many springs. Some large irriga-
tion projects along its course.
Oak cr.-Coke, Nolan, Runnels; rises in
SE part of Nolan; flows SE 43 mi. to Col-
orado r.
Olmos cr.-Duval, Jim Wells, Brooks,
Kenedy, Klebeig; rises in W part of Du-
val; flows SE 73 mi. into Baffin Bay.
Onion er.-Blanco, Hays, Travis; rises in
SE part of Blanco; flows E 59 mi. into
Colorado r.
Oyster cr.-Fort Bend Brazoria; rises
in E part of Fort Bend; flows S and SE 62
mi. into Gulf of Mexico.
Paint cr.-Haskell, Stonewall; rises in
NE part of Stonewall; flows E 31 mi. to
California cr.
Paisano cr.-Brewster, Presidio, Pecos;
rises near Presidio-Brewster line at alti-
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