Salt Fork Brazos River
Salt Fork Brazos River | |
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Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Crosby County, Texas |
• coordinates | 33°28′38″N 101°25′20″W / 33.477133°N 101.422361°W[1] |
• elevation | 3,027 ft (923 m) |
Mouth | |
• location | Stonewall County, Texas |
• coordinates | 33°16′03″N 100°00′38″W / 33.2675°N 100.010556°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,483 ft (452 m) |
Length | 150 mi (240 km) |
Basin size | 2,150 sq mi (5,600 km2) |
Basin features | |
River system | Brazos |
The Salt Fork Brazos River is a braided, highly intermittent stream about 150 mi (240 km) long, heading along the edge of the Llano Estacado about 26 mi (42 km) east-southeast of Lubbock, Texas. From its source, it flows generally east-southeastward to join the Double Mountain Fork to form the Brazos River about 18 mi (29 km) west-northwest of Haskell, Texas.[2] The Salt Fork stretches across portions of Crosby, Garza, Kent, and Stonewall counties of West Texas.
Geography
The Salt Fork Brazos River begins as a dry channel (draw) near the edge of the
Overall, the Salt Fork descends 1,544 ft (471 m) from its headwaters to its confluence with the Double Mountain Fork, passing through flat to moderately steep terrain along its course.[3]
Proper name
According to a 1964 decision by the
See also
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Salt Fork Brazos River
- ^ a b United States Board on Geographical Names. 1964. Decisions on Geographical Names in the United States, Decision list no. 6402, United States Department of the Interior, Washington DC, p. 53.
- ^ a b Texas State Historical Association. "Salt Fork Brazos River". Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved October 9, 2012.