X
GO

Water School

What is the Brazos River basin?

The Brazos River basin covers a swath across Texas more than 600 miles long, beginning near the Texas-New Mexico Border and ending at the Gulf of Mexico in Brazoria County.

The basin includes all or part of 70 Texas counties within 42,000 square miles and includes numerous smaller tributary rivers including the Double Mountain, Salt and Clear Forks, the Paluxy, Bosque, Nolan, Little, and Navasota Rivers and dozens of smaller rivers and tributaries.

For a full-sized map, click here.

Related

Share

Search
Categories

The information provided on this site is intended as background on water within the Brazos River basin. There should be no expectation that this information is all encompassing, complete or in any way examines every aspect of this very complex natural resource.

If you have questions about a post or would like additional information, please contact us or call 888-922-6272.

Tags
gage USGS hydropower fertilizer supply possum kingdom marsh industrial appropriation volume gulf jobs river groundwater water supply chlorine anaerobic gate sanitation hydrologic cycle monitor municipal organic hunting cfs electric companies septic system use fish kill tributary insurance dock lakes reservoir solids sewage electricity soil stream effluent limestone TCEQ salinity classification water quality streamflow direct re-use farming brackish water dissolved solids contract map golden algae basin indirect re-use agricultural aquifer corps of engineers agriculture minerals wetlands xeriscape recreation spring septic fishing dam subsidence drilling water code mitigation sediment riparian filter precipitation salt main stem camping reservoirs bay corps lawn kayak authority sludge smell medicine infection water clarity measure maps beneficial use speaker golden algea allens creek reservoir evaporation channel well granbury streamflow costs invasive plants estuary potable rights surface water fork impound chlorides legislation bottled water runoff system canoeing flood pool water planning contaminants emergency use ground water PAM rain permit acre-feet employment calcium E coli inundated environmental parasite E. coli taste releases planning pharmaceuticals lake watercourse governance flood water plants mgd lake levels mission aerobic habitat consumption subwatershed industry clarity wastewater water rights treatment watershed oxygen bed and banks riverine water treatment hydrology depth climate flood control lake Board algae drought meta tag wildlife pollutants turbidity acre-foot boating subsidence district lake level hydrilla quality gas spillway conservation mainstem drinking water water use wetland environment storage landscaping biosolids canoe inland water cycle