| 词条 | San Bernard River |
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The San Bernard River is a river in Texas. CourseSan Bernard River flows from a spring near New Ulm, Texas[1] to its mouth on the Gulf of Mexico, some {{convert|120|mi}} to the southeast of the source.[1] Its principal tributary is Caney Creek. It passes through portions of Austin, Brazoria, Colorado, Fort Bend, Matagorda and Wharton counties. It passes alongside the Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge, which shelters one of the last populations of the critically endangered Attwater's prairie-chicken, a ground-dwelling grouse of the coastal prairie ecosystem. The San Bernard River is one of a small number of rivers in Texas which empties directly into the Gulf.[1] Its mouth was impeded in 2005 causing it to drain into the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, but was later corrected. Shortly after being opened back up, the entrance silted in again, and remains so at this time.[1][2] WatershedThe San Bernard drains approximately 1,850 square miles (4800 km²) of land,[3] and its basin area is home to approximately 87,000 people according to the 1990 census. The region was once the home of the Karankawa Indians. The river runs near West Columbia, Texas and along one side of Camp Karankawa, a camping facility of the Boy Scouts of America. The basin receives approximately {{convert|35|to|70|in}} of rainfall annually. See also{{Portal|Texas}}
References1. ^1 2 3 Texas Highways http://texashighways.com/travel/item/716-now-open-san-bernard-river 2. ^{{cite book|author=John Whorff|title=Kayaking the Texas Coast|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BZiH6_5PsQYC&pg=PA47|accessdate=1 February 2012|date=2 March 2011|publisher=Texas A&M University Press|isbn=978-1-60344-225-1|pages=47–}} 3. ^http://www.h-gac.com/HGAC/Programs/Clean+Rivers+Program/Basin+Profiles/Brazos_Colorado_Coastal_Basin+.htm External links
3 : Rivers of Texas|Drainage basins of the Gulf of Mexico|Bodies of water of Brazoria County, Texas |
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