Brazos River

E119144

geographical feature river

The Brazos River is a major waterway in Texas that flows from the High Plains to the Gulf of Mexico, playing a key role in the region’s agriculture, water supply, and history.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Brazos River canonical	34
Brazos River basin	7
Brazos River valley	2
Brazos River (nearby)	1
Brazos River watershed	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographical feature ⓘ river ⓘ
associatedWith	Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site ⓘ
basinCountry	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
climateZone	humid subtropical near mouth ⓘ semi-arid at headwaters ⓘ
continent	North America ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
dischargesInto	Gulf of Mexico ⓘ
drainageBasin	Brazos River self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Brazos River basin
ecosystemType	riparian ecosystem ⓘ
flowsThrough	Bryan, Texas ⓘ College Station, Texas ⓘ Freeport, Texas ⓘ New Mexico ⓘ Texas ⓘ Waco, Texas ⓘ
hasBridge	Washington-on-the-Brazos ⓘ surface form: Washington-on-the-Brazos bridge area
hasDam	Morris Sheppard Dam ⓘ Possum Kingdom Dam ⓘ
hasFloodRisk	subject to periodic flooding ⓘ
hasReservoir	Lake Brazos ⓘ Lake Granbury ⓘ Lake Whitney ⓘ Possum Kingdom Lake ⓘ
historicalSignificance	important in the Texas Revolution era ⓘ important route in early Texas settlement ⓘ site of early Spanish exploration in Texas ⓘ
length	approximately 1,280 km ⓘ approximately 800 miles ⓘ
locatedIn	New Mexico ⓘ Texas ⓘ
majorUse	hydroelectric power generation ⓘ industrial water supply ⓘ irrigation ⓘ municipal water supply ⓘ recreation ⓘ
managedBy	Brazos River Authority ⓘ
mouthLocatedIn	Gulf of Mexico ⓘ
nameEtymology	derived from Spanish "Río de los Brazos de Dios" ⓘ
nameMeaning	Arms of God River ⓘ
passesNear	Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan area ⓘ surface form: Houston metropolitan area
sourceRegion	Great Plains ⓘ surface form: High Plains Llano Estacado ⓘ
stateRankByLength	one of the longest rivers in Texas ⓘ
supports	agriculture in central Texas ⓘ agriculture in coastal Texas ⓘ
supportsSpecies	aquatic invertebrates ⓘ freshwater fish ⓘ waterfowl ⓘ

Referenced by (45)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

South Central United States → hasMajorRiver → Brazos River ⓘ

central Texas → hasRiver → Brazos River ⓘ

subject surface form: Central Texas

Morton Cemetery, Richmond, Texas → locatedNear → Brazos River ⓘ

Hood County, Texas → containsRiver → Brazos River ⓘ

Gulf Coastal Plain → majorRiverSystem → Brazos River ⓘ

Richmond, Texas → locatedOnRiver → Brazos River ⓘ

Brazos County, Texas → namedAfter → Brazos River ⓘ

Waco, Texas → locatedOnRiver → Brazos River ⓘ

Brazos River → drainageBasin → Brazos River self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Brazos River basin

Washington-on-the-Brazos → locatedOnRiver → Brazos River ⓘ

Brazos Valley → namedAfter → Brazos River ⓘ

Brazos Valley → hasCentralFeature → Brazos River ⓘ

Brazos Valley → hasPrimaryRiver → Brazos River ⓘ

Hill County, Texas → bordersWaterBody → Brazos River ⓘ

Velasco, Texas → locatedAtMouthOf → Brazos River ⓘ

Mineral Wells, Texas, United States → locatedNear → Brazos River ⓘ

subject surface form: Mineral Wells, Texas

San Gabriel River → tributaryOf → Brazos River ⓘ

San Gabriel River → riverSystem → Brazos River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Brazos River basin

San Gabriel River → hasMouth → Brazos River ⓘ

Granbury, Texas → locatedOnRiver → Brazos River ⓘ

San Felipe de Austin → locatedOnRiver → Brazos River ⓘ

Lake Granbury → locatedOnRiver → Brazos River ⓘ

Lake Granbury → watercourse → Brazos River ⓘ

Lake Granbury → riverSystem → Brazos River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Brazos River basin

Glen Rose, Texas → nearRiver → Brazos River ⓘ

Glen Rose, Texas → hasNearbyWaterBody → Brazos River ⓘ

Paluxy River → tributaryOf → Brazos River ⓘ

Paluxy River → partOf → Brazos River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Brazos River basin

Hewitt, Texas → locatedInWatershed → Brazos River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Brazos River basin

Lake Jackson, Texas → hasRiver → Brazos River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Brazos River (nearby)

Greatwood, Texas → locatedNear → Brazos River ⓘ

West Columbia, Texas → locatedOnRiver → Brazos River ⓘ

Jones Creek, Texas → locatedNear → Brazos River ⓘ

Fort Bend County, Texas → locatedOn → Brazos River ⓘ

Bosque County, Texas → bordersRiver → Brazos River ⓘ

Bosque County, Texas → hasNaturalFeature → Brazos River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Brazos River valley

Brazoria, Texas → isNamedAfter → Brazos River ⓘ

Brazoria, Texas → locatedNear → Brazos River ⓘ

McLane Stadium → locatedOnWater → Brazos River ⓘ

Gulf of Mexico watershed → includesRiverBasin → Brazos River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Brazos River basin

Palo Pinto County, Texas → bordersOn → Brazos River ⓘ

Palo Pinto County, Texas → hasLandscapeFeature → Brazos River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Brazos River valley

Leon County, Texas → locatedIn → Brazos River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Brazos River watershed

Falls County, Texas → bordersOn → Brazos River ⓘ

Falls County, Texas → locatedIn → Brazos River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Brazos River basin