The New International Encyclopædia/Colorado River (Texas)

COLORADO RIVER. A river rising in the western part of Texas, near the southeastern boundary of New Mexico (Map: Texas, F 5). It flows in a generally southeast direction across the State, and empties into the Gulf of Mexico through Matagorda Bay. It receives a number of tributaries, chiefly from the south; among these are Sulphur Creek, and the Concho, San Saba, and Llano rivers. The chief towns on its course are Bay City, Wharton, Columbus, Lagrange, Bastrop, and Austin. It is about 900 miles long, and in winter is navigable for river steamboats to Austin.