Llano River

Llano River
Llano River
	Sandstone bluffs along the Llano River, Mason County
	Map of the Llano River and associated watershed
Location
Country	United States
State	Texas
Region	Edwards Plateau
Physical characteristics
Source	Confluence of North and South Llano
• location	Junction, Edwards Plateau
• coordinates	30°29′33″N 099°45′22″W / 30.49250°N 99.75611°W
• elevation	827 m (2,713 ft)
Mouth	Colorado River
• location	Kingsland, Texas Hill Country
• coordinates	30°39′19″N 98°25′46″W / 30.65528°N 98.42944°WCoordinates: 30°39′19″N 98°25′46″W / 30.65528°N 98.42944°W
• elevation	252 m (827 ft)
Length	169 km (105 mi)

The Llano River (/ˈlænoʊ/ LAN-oh) is a tributary of the Colorado River, about 105 miles (169 km) long, in Texas in the United States.^[1] It drains part of the Edwards Plateau in Texas Hill Country northwest of Austin.

Two spring-fed tributaries, the North and South Llano, stretch across the otherwise arid lands of West Texas before merging just east of the small town of Junction, in Kimble County, forming the head of the Llano River proper.^[1] The Llano River runs generally east-northeast through the rolling limestone terrain of the Edwards Plateau as it flows through Kimble County and across rural Mason County, passing to the south of the town of Mason, Texas. Continuing in an easterly direction, the river carves its way through the Llano Uplift, a roughly circular geologic dome of Precambrian rock, primarily granite, located in Central Texas.^[2] Flowing through Llano County, the river passes to the north of Enchanted Rock and flows through the town of Llano, Texas. Northeast of Llano, it turns sharply to the southeast, joining the Colorado from the northwest as an arm of Lake Lyndon B. Johnson, about 15 miles (24 km) southeast of Llano at Kingsland.

This river is one of the few popular fly fishing destinations in the state of Texas, and contains Guadalupe bass, the state fish of Texas. The Llano also contains largemouth bass, alligator gar, and various sunfish.^[3]

The river is also associated with the legend of the Los Almagres Mine. Translated from Spanish, almagre means red ochre. In 1756, the lieutenant-general of Texas (then still a province of New Spain), Don Bernardo de Miranda, launched an expedition from San Fernando (San Antonio), to ascertain whether rumors of rich mineral deposits to the north were true. As the legend goes, Miranda came across a cave in the side of a hill in the vicinity of the Rio de las Chanas (Llano River), and reported astounding quantities of silver to be found within.^[4]

Llano River from County Road 320, Kimble County, Texas, USA (17 April 2015)

References[]

^ ^a ^b Llano River from the Handbook of Texas Online
^ Wilkes, R. "The Llano Uplift". Rob's Granite Page. Archived from the original on 2010-06-08. Retrieved 2010-04-27.
^ "Fly Fishing the Llano River".
^ Dobie, J. Frank (1978). Coronado's Children. Austin, Texas: University of Texas Press. p. 4. ISBN 978-0-292-71052-8.

[Handbook-1] Llano River from the Handbook of Texas Online

[2] Wilkes, R. "The Llano Uplift". Rob's Granite Page. Archived from the original on 2010-06-08. Retrieved 2010-04-27.

[3] "Fly Fishing the Llano River".

[4] Dobie, J. Frank (1978). Coronado's Children. Austin, Texas: University of Texas Press. p. 4. ISBN 978-0-292-71052-8.

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v t Waters of Texas
Bays and estuaries of the Gulf of Mexico	Alazan Bay Aransas Bay Baffin Bay Carancahua Bay Christmas Bay Copano Bay Corpus Christi Bay Dickinson Bay East Bay East Matagorda Bay Espiritu Santo Bay Galveston Bay Guadalupe Bay Laguna Madre Lavaca Bay Matagorda Bay Nueces Bay Oso Bay Redfish Bay Sabine Lake San Antonio Bay South Bay St. Charles Bay Tres Palacios Bay Trinity Bay West Bay
Channels and canals	Acequia Madre de Valero American Canal Aransas Pass Cedar Bayou Franklin Canal Gulf Intracoastal Waterway Houston Ship Channel Matagorda Ship Channel Pass Cavallo Riverside Canal Sabine Pass Sabine–Neches Waterway San Luis Pass
Lakes and reservoirs	Amistad Reservoir Caddo Lake Canyon Lake Cedar Creek Reservoir Choke Canyon Reservoir Falcon International Reservoir Inks Lake Lady Bird Lake Lavon Lake Lake Austin Lake Bardwell Lake Buchanan Lake Conroe Lake Corpus Christi Lake Ray Hubbard Lake Ray Roberts Lake LBJ Lake Livingston Lake Marble Falls Lake Meredith Lake Tawakoni Lake Texoma Lake Travis Lewisville Lake Richland-Chambers Reservoir Sam Rayburn Reservoir Toledo Bend Reservoir
Rivers	Angelina River Blanco River Bosque River Brazos River Buffalo Bayou Colorado River Concho River Canadian River Guadalupe River James River Lampasas River Lavaca River Leon River Little River Llano River Navidad River Neches River Nolan River Nueces River Frio River Paluxy River Pease River Pedernales River Prairie Dog Town Fork Red River Red River Rio Grande Devils River Pecos River Sabine River San Antonio River Medina River San Bernard River San Gabriel River San Jacinto River San Marcos River San Saba River Sulphur River Trinity River Wichita River White River
Wetlands	Big Cypress Bayou Ottine wetlands Rincon Bayou Rio Grande Valley

Llano River

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