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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Brazos de Dios ⓘ
associatedWith Stephen F. Austin colony ⓘ
basinCountry United States ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
crossesRegion Gulf Coastal Plain ⓘ
Texas Blackland Prairies ⓘ
linked to: Blackland Prairie
drainageBasin Brazos River basin ⓘ
linked to: Brazos River
emptiesInto Gulf of Mexico ⓘ
etymology derived from Spanish "Río de los Brazos de Dios" ⓘ
flowsThrough New Mexico ⓘ
Texas ⓘ
hasDam Possum Kingdom Dam ⓘ
hasHistoricalSignificance early transportation route in Texas ⓘ
site of early Anglo-American settlements in Texas ⓘ
hasMouthNear Gulf Coast of Texas ⓘ
hasReservoir Lake Granbury ⓘ
Lake Whitney ⓘ
Possum Kingdom Lake ⓘ
hasTributary Clear Fork Brazos River ⓘ
Double Mountain Fork Brazos River ⓘ
Salt Fork Brazos River ⓘ
length about 1,280 km ⓘ
about 800 miles ⓘ
locatedIn High Plains ⓘ
linked to: High Plains region

North America ⓘ
state of New Mexico ⓘ
linked to: New Mexico

state of Texas ⓘ
linked to: Texas
majorRiverOf Texas ⓘ
mouth Gulf of Mexico ⓘ
nameLanguage Spanish ⓘ
nameMeaning "Arms of God" in English ⓘ
oneOfTheLongestRiversIn United States ⓘ
partOf Gulf of Mexico watershed ⓘ
passesNear Bryan, Texas ⓘ
College Station, Texas ⓘ
Houston metropolitan area ⓘ
Waco, Texas ⓘ
region South Central United States ⓘ
sourceRegion High Plains of New Mexico ⓘ
linked to: High Plains region

High Plains of Texas ⓘ
linked to: South Plains
state New Mexico ⓘ
Texas ⓘ
usedFor irrigation ⓘ
recreation ⓘ
water supply ⓘ

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Brazos River → nameEtymology → derived from Spanish "Río de los Brazos de Dios" ⓘ
Brazos River → etymology → derived from Spanish "Río de los Brazos de Dios" ⓘ