Arroyo Colorado

Not to be confused with Aroya, Colorado or Arøya.
Arroyo Colorado
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Arroyo Colorado is located in Texas
Arroyo Colorado
Location of mouth
Location
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountiesHidalgo, Cameron, Willacy
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationLake Llano Grande
 • coordinates26°07′31″N 97°56′05″W / 26.1253539°N 97.9347232°W / 26.1253539; -97.9347232
Mouth 
 • location
Laguna Madre
 • coordinates
26°25′06″N 97°22′06″W / 26.4184033°N 97.3683122°W / 26.4184033; -97.3683122
Length143.232 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

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Arroyo Colorado
  2. ^ Tarpley, Fred (5 July 2010). 1001 Texas Place Names. University of Texas Press. p. 13. ISBN 978-0-292-78693-6.


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