Clear Fork Brazos River
Template:Geobox The Clear Fork Brazos River is the longest tributary of the Brazos River of Texas.[1] It originates as a dry channel or draw in Scurry County about 2 mi (3.2 km) northeast of Hermleigh and runs for about 180 mi (290 km) through portions of Scurry, Fisher, Jones, Shackelford and Throckmorton counties before joining the main stem of the Brazos River in Young County about 7.8 mi (12.6 km) south-southeast of Graham, Texas.[2]
A tributary of the Clear Fork Brazos River is Paint Creek, which is dammed to form Lake Stamford.[3]
See also
- Canyon Valley, Texas
- Double Mountain Fork Brazos River
- Duffy's Peak
- Hobbs, Texas
- White River (Texas)
- Yellow House Canyon
- List of rivers of Texas
References
- ^ "Clear Fork Brazos River". The Brazos River Authority – Water School. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
- ^ "An Analysis of Texas Waterways". Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Retrieved 2006-05-04.
- ^ Texas State Historical Association. "Lake Stamford". Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
External links
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Clear Fork Brazos River
- Handbook of Texas: Clear Fork of the Brazos River
- Photos of West Texas and the Llano Estacado
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