Arroyo Colorado

Arroyo Colorado
Country United States
Physical characteristics
Main source Texas

Arroyo Colorado is a river in Hidalgo, Cameron and Willacy Counties, Texas, that flows mostly eastward some 53 miles (85 km) from Lake Llano Grande into the Laguna Madre.

Arroyo Colorado is a name derived from Spanish meaning "red creek bed".[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Tarpley, Fred (5 July 2010). 1001 Texas Place Names. University of Texas Press. p. 13. ISBN 978-0-292-78693-6.
  • "An Analysis of Texas Waterways". Archived from the original on 3 May 2006. Retrieved 2006-05-04.
  • USGS Geographic Names Information Service
  • USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Texas (1974)
  • "ARROYO COLORADO". Retrieved 2011-11-25.

Coordinates: 34°43′34″S 56°21′11″W / 34.7261°S 56.3531°W / -34.7261; -56.3531


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