Great Plains Information
Geographical Summary
Rivers
The Brazos river has a total of 840 miles. The Colorado River travels southeast 600 miles to the Gulf of Mexico. The San Antonio River starts in San Antonio. Following a 180-mile course, this river flows mostly along the coastal area in the southern Great Plains. The Red River is the second-largest river in Texas only to the Rio Grande, the Red River forms the border between Oklahoma and Texas. The Trinity River is a 710-mile (1,140 km) long river that flows entirely within the U.S state of Texas. It rises in extreme north Texas, a few miles south of the River. The headwaters are separated by the high bluffs on the south side of the Red River.The Sabine River is a river, 510 miles (820 km) long, in the U.S states of Texas and Louisiana. In its lower course, it forms part of the boundary between the two states and empties into Sabine Lake, an estuary of the Gulf of Mexico. The river formed part of the United States-Mexican international boundary during the early 19th century. The upper reaches of the river flow through the prairie country of northeast Texas.
The Brazos river has a total of 840 miles. The Colorado River travels southeast 600 miles to the Gulf of Mexico. The San Antonio River starts in San Antonio. Following a 180-mile course, this river flows mostly along the coastal area in the southern Great Plains. The Red River is the second-largest river in Texas only to the Rio Grande, the Red River forms the border between Oklahoma and Texas. The Trinity River is a 710-mile (1,140 km) long river that flows entirely within the U.S state of Texas. It rises in extreme north Texas, a few miles south of the River. The headwaters are separated by the high bluffs on the south side of the Red River.The Sabine River is a river, 510 miles (820 km) long, in the U.S states of Texas and Louisiana. In its lower course, it forms part of the boundary between the two states and empties into Sabine Lake, an estuary of the Gulf of Mexico. The river formed part of the United States-Mexican international boundary during the early 19th century. The upper reaches of the river flow through the prairie country of northeast Texas.