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