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{{For|other rivers named Colorado|Colorado River (disambiguation)}}
{{Geobox | River
| name = Colorado River
| category = Texas
| image = Mount Bonnell 2008.jpg
| image_size = 300 px
| image_caption = Lake Austin portion of the Colorado River, as seen from ]
| country = ]
| state = ]
| region =
| district =
| length_imperial = 862
| watershed_imperial = 39900
| watershed_note = <ref name="colorado_river_tx_handbook"/>
| discharge_imperial = 2609
| discharge_max_imperial = 84100
| discharge_min_imperial = 0
| discharge_location = ]
| source_name =
| source_location = ]
| source_district =
| source_region =
| source_state =
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| source_lat_d = 32
| source_lat_m = 40
| source_lat_s = 47
| source_lat_NS = N
| source_long_d = 101
| source_long_m = 43
| source_long_s = 51
| source_long_EW = W
| source_coordinates_note = <ref name="GNIS">{{Gnis|1384149|Colorado River}}</ref>
| source_elevation_imperial = 3280
| source_elevation_note = <ref name="GE">] elevation for ] coordinates.</ref>
| mouth_name = ]
| mouth_location = ], at ]
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| mouth_lat_d = 28
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| mouth_lat_s = 41
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| mouth_long_m = 58
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| mouth_long_EW = W
| mouth_coordinates_note = <ref name=GNIS/>
| mouth_elevation_imperial = 0
| mouth_elevation_note = <ref name=GE/>
| map = ColoradoTexas Watershed.png
| map_size = 300
| map_caption = Map of the Colorado River and associated watershed
}}

The '''Colorado River''' is a river that runs through the ] state of ].

The Colorado River is the 18th longest river in the ]<ref name="usgs">{{cite paper|author=Kammerer, J.C.|title=Largest Rivers in the United States|publisher=]|year=1987|url=http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1987/ofr87-242/|accessdate=2006-07-15}}</ref> and the longest river with both its ] and ] within ];<ref name="colorado_river_tx_handbook"/> its ] and some of its usually dry ] extend into ]. The {{convert|862|mi|km|sp=us|adj=on}} long river<ref name="usgs" /> flows generally southeast from ] through ], ], ], ], ], ], ], and ] before emptying into the ] at ].<ref name="colorado_river_tx_handbook">{{cite web|last=Clay|first=Comer|author2=Kleiner, Diana J.|title=Colorado River|work=The ] Online|publisher=The General Libraries at the ] and the ]|date=1999-02-15|url=http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/rnc10|accessdate=2006-07-22}}</ref>

== Course ==
] into ] near ].]]
The Colorado River originates south of ], on the ], near ]. It flows generally southeast, out of the Llano Estacado and through the ], through several reservoirs including Lake J.B. Thomas, ], and Lake O.H. Ivie. The river flows through several more reservoirs before reaching ], including ], ], ], commonly referred to as Lake LBJ and ]. The ] joins the Colorado at Lake LBJ, near ]. The ] joins the Colorado at Lake Travis near ]. After passing through Austin, the Colorado River continues flowing southeast until emptying into ] on the Gulf of Mexico, near ].

== History ==
The Colorado River, which means "colored"<ref>http://www.wordreference.com/es/en/translation.asp?spen=Colorado</ref> or "ruddy",<ref name=ac>{{Cite AmCyc|wstitle=Colorado (river of Texas)|display=Colorado, a river of Texas}}</ref> was frequently confused by Spanish explorers with the ] to the north.<ref name="colorado_river_tx_handbook" /> The European discoverer of these two neighboring rivers called the present Colorado the Brazos de Dios, and the present Brazos the Colorado, and the names later became interchanged.<ref name=ac/>

The upper Colorado River was controlled by ]s from the early 18th century to the late 19th century. In 1757, Spanish Texas attempted to establish an outlying mission on the ], near its confluence with the Colorado River. Nearly defenseless and viewed by the Comanche as a territorial invasion, the mission was sacked in 1758 by about 2,000 Comanches and their allies. The Comanche were not effectively challenged on the upper Colorado River for nearly a century.<ref>{{cite book |last= Hämäläinen |first= Pekka |title= The Comanche Empire |year= 2008 |publisher= Yale University Press|isbn= 978-0-300-12654-9 |pages= 58–60}} Online at </ref>

== River modifications ==
The river is an important source of water for farming, cities, and electrical power production. Major man-made ] on the river include ], ], ], ], ], ], and ] in Austin. Collectively, these lakes are known as the ]. In addition to power plants operating on each of the major lakes, waters of the Colorado are used for cooling the ], near Bay City. The ] owns and operates three reservoirs upstream of the Highland Lakes, Lake J. B. Thomas near Snyder, ] near Robert Lee, and O. H. Ivie Reservoir near Ballinger.

Flood control and use of the Colorado River is managed by two agencies established by the ], the ], and the ]. There are 11 major reservoirs along the Colorado River.<ref name="river_basin">{{cite web|title=River Basin Map of Texas|publisher=Bureau of Economic Geology, ]|year=1996|url=http://www.lib.utexas.edu/geo/pics/rivers.jpg|format=]|accessdate=2006-07-15}}</ref>

==Major tributaries==
{{main|List of tributaries of the Colorado River (Texas)}}
The Colorado River is joined by five significant ] which are the ], ], ], ] and ]. The ] is also a tributary fed by ] such as the ], the McKenzie, the Seminole, Monument, Mustang, Midland, and Johnson Draws.<ref>Rand McNally and Company. The road atlas, large scale '07 (Map). pp. 199-200. ISBN 9780528958342</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery widths="240px" heights="180px" >
File:PennybackerBridge.jpg|] crossing the ] portion of the Colorado River.
File:Colorado River Borden County Texas 2011.jpg|Colorado River {{convert|5|mi|0|abr=on}} from its source along the ], border of ] and ].
File:Colorado River of Texas IMG 0784.JPG|Colorado River under the ] on the border of ] and ] counties.
File:Colorado River under bridge in Wharton, TX IMG 1056.JPG|Scenic view of Colorado River meandering under a bridge overpass under ] in ].
File:Scene on the Colorado River, Austin, Texas.jpg|Scene on the Colorado River, Austin, Texas (postcard, circa 1907)
File:Eagle Lake TX Colorado River Marker.JPG|Historical marker on ] between Eagle Lake and Altair explains the difficulty of navigating the lower Colorado River in the 1800s.
File:BullCreek.jpg|Old postcard of ] in Austin
File:Colorado River at Columbus, TX IMG_8244.JPG|Colorado River east of ], Texas
File:Beason's Park on Colorado River, Columbus, TX IMG_8245.JPG|Green space at Beason's Park along the river in Columbus, Texas
</gallery>

== See also ==
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== Notes ==
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== External links ==
{{Commons category|Colorado River (Texas)}}
{{Wikisource|Colorado River}}
*{{Handbook of Texas|id=rnc10|name=Colorado River}}
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