Colorado River (Texas)

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The Colorado River in Texas is a major central Texas waterway that flows southeast through cities including Austin before emptying into the Gulf of Mexico.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
waterway
basinArea approximately 109,000 square kilometers
approximately 42,000 square miles
basinCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
country United States of America
surface form: United States
crosses Hill Country of Texas
surface form: Edwards Plateau

Hill Country of Texas
surface form: Texas Hill Country
distinctFrom Colorado River
surface form: Colorado River (Southwestern United States)
flowsThrough Austin
surface form: Austin, Texas

Bastrop, Texas
Columbus, Texas
La Grange, Texas
Matagorda County, Texas
Wharton, Texas
length approximately 1,387 kilometers
approximately 862 miles
locatedIn central Texas
surface form: Central Texas
majorTributary Barton Creek
Bull Creek
Concho River
Llano River
Onion Creek
Pecan Bayou
Pedernales River
San Saba River
managingAgency Lower Colorado River Authority
mouth Gulf of Mexico
mouthLocation Matagorda Bay
notableFeature passes through downtown Austin
reservoirOnRiver Decker Lake
E. V. Spence Reservoir
Inks Lake
Lady Bird Lake
Lake Austin
Lake Buchanan
Lake J. B. Thomas
Lake Lyndon B. Johnson
Lake Marble Falls
Lake Travis
O. H. Ivie Lake
riverSystem Gulf of Mexico watershed
surface form: Gulf of Mexico drainage basin
sourceLocation Dawson County, Texas
Scurry County
surface form: Scurry County, Texas
sourceRegion Llano Estacado
state Texas
uses hydroelectric power generation
irrigation
municipal water supply
recreation

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Austin river Colorado River (Texas)
Travis County, Texas hasMajorRiver Colorado River (Texas)
central Texas hasRiver Colorado River (Texas)
subject surface form: Central Texas
Lady Bird Lake watercourse Colorado River (Texas)
Austin, Texas, United States river Colorado River (Texas)
Giga Texas locatedOnRiver Colorado River (Texas)
Greater Austin metropolitan area containsRiver Colorado River (Texas)
Loop 1 (Mopac Expressway) parallelTo Colorado River (Texas)
this entity surface form: Colorado River (Lady Bird Lake section, approximately)
downtown Austin traversedBy Colorado River (Texas)
subject surface form: Downtown Austin
this entity surface form: Colorado River (Texas) shoreline via Lady Bird Lake
West Lake Hills, Texas adjacentTo Colorado River (Texas)
Lake Travis locatedOnRiver Colorado River (Texas)
Lake Travis primaryInflow Colorado River (Texas)
Lake Travis primaryOutflow Colorado River (Texas)
Lake Travis watercourse Colorado River (Texas)
Lake Austin river Colorado River (Texas)
Lake Austin partOf Colorado River (Texas)
Lake Austin watercourse Colorado River (Texas)
Lake Austin primaryInflow Colorado River (Texas)
Lake Austin primaryOutflow Colorado River (Texas)
Marble Falls locatedOnRiver Colorado River (Texas)
Rollingwood, Texas locatedNear Colorado River (Texas)
Lakeway, Texas locatedInWatershed Colorado River (Texas)
Lago Vista, Texas adjacentWaterBody Colorado River (Texas)
this entity surface form: Colorado River (Texas) via Lake Travis
Bastrop County, Texas hasRiver Colorado River (Texas)
Pedernales River tributaryOf Colorado River (Texas)
Pedernales River mouthLocatedIn Colorado River (Texas)
Pedernales River partOf Colorado River (Texas)
this entity surface form: Colorado River basin (Texas)
Austin metropolitan area river Colorado River (Texas)
Texas State Highway 71 crosses Colorado River (Texas)
this entity surface form: Colorado River in Austin
Texas State Highway 71 regionServed Colorado River (Texas)
this entity surface form: Colorado River valley in Texas
San Antonio–Austin hasRiver Colorado River (Texas)
Llano River tributaryOf Colorado River (Texas)
Llano River partOfWatershed Colorado River (Texas)
this entity surface form: Colorado River basin (Texas)
Bay City, Texas locatedOnRiver Colorado River (Texas)
Bay City, Texas hasNearbyWaterBody Colorado River (Texas)
Llano County locatedNear Colorado River (Texas)
Gulf of Mexico watershed includesRiverBasin Colorado River (Texas)
this entity surface form: Colorado River (Texas) basin
Zilker Hillside Theater near Colorado River (Texas)
this entity surface form: Colorado River in Austin
Ann and Roy Butler Hike-and-Bike Trail adjacentTo Colorado River (Texas)