| Arroyo Colorado | |
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  Location of mouth | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| Counties | Hidalgo, Cameron, Willacy |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Lake Llano Grande |
| • coordinates | 26°07′31″N 97°56′05″W / 26.1253539°N 97.9347232°W |
| Mouth | |
• location | Laguna Madre |
• coordinates | 26°25′06″N 97°22′06″W / 26.4184033°N 97.3683122°W |
| Length | 143.232 mi (230.510 km) |
Arroyo Colorado is a river in Hidalgo, Cameron and Willacy Counties, Texas, that flows mostly eastward some 89 miles (143 km) from Lake Llano Grande into the Laguna Madre. [1]
Arroyo Colorado is a name derived from Spanish meaning "red creek bed". [2]
See also
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Arroyo Colorado
- ^ 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.
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