derived from Spanish "Río de los Brazos de Dios"
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The Brazos River is a major river in Texas and one of the longest rivers in the United States, flowing from the High Plains of New Mexico and Texas to the Gulf of Mexico.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| derived from Spanish "Río de los Brazos de Dios" canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Brazos de Dios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Stephen F. Austin colony ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crossesRegion |
Gulf Coastal Plain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Texas Blackland Prairies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | Brazos River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emptiesInto | Gulf of Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| etymology | derived from Spanish "Río de los Brazos de Dios" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
New Mexico
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDam | Possum Kingdom Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
early transportation route in Texas
ⓘ
site of early Anglo-American settlements in Texas ⓘ |
| hasMouthNear | Gulf Coast of Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReservoir |
Lake Granbury
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lake Whitney NERFINISHED ⓘ Possum Kingdom Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTributary |
Clear Fork Brazos River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Double Mountain Fork Brazos River NERFINISHED ⓘ Salt Fork Brazos River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length |
about 1,280 km
ⓘ
about 800 miles ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
High Plains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North America ⓘ state of New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ state of Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorRiverOf | Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouth | Gulf of Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | "Arms of God" in English ⓘ |
| oneOfTheLongestRiversIn | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Gulf of Mexico watershed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Bryan, Texas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
College Station, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Houston metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ Waco, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | South Central United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceRegion |
High Plains of New Mexico
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
High Plains of Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state |
New Mexico
ⓘ
Texas ⓘ |
| usedFor |
irrigation
ⓘ
recreation ⓘ water supply ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.