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1 Texas Rivers

2 There are 3,700 named streams and 15 major rivers that meander through the Texas landscape.

3 Red River Red River: 1,290 miles
The Red River flows 726 miles between Texas and Oklahoma. The Red River is one of the longest rivers of the United States. It flows out of the Texas panhandle, along the Oklahoma/Texas border, and through Louisiana, until it finally joins the Atchafalaya. The Red is a natural tributary of the Mississippi River, but a Corps of Engineers structure now diverts its flow into the Atchafalaya basin.

4 Red River

5 Sabine River

6 Neches River

7 Trinity River

8 BRAZOS RIVER

9 Brazos River

10 COLORADO RIVER

11 Colorado River

12 GUADALUPE RIVER

13 Guadalupe River

14 The Comal river is the shortest river in the world. Really
The Comal river is the shortest river in the world. Really! The Comal begins at Comal Springs in Landa Park and flows 2.5 miles (4 km) until its junction with the Guadalupe. COMAL RIVER

15 Rio Grande The first Texas ranches or ranchos were set up along the Rio Grande river over 250 years ago by Spanish families from the area that is now Mexico.

16 There are two dams on the Rio Grande River
AMISTAD DAM FALCON DAM

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19 Pecos River

20 Devil’s River

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