RIVERS AND CITIES OF TEXAS

Major Rivers of TexasRivers of Texas

1. _Rio Grande_______2. _Red River________3. _Sabine River_____4. _Neches River_____5. _Nueces River_____6. _Trinity River______7. _San Jacinto River__8. _Brazos River______9. _Colorado River____10. _Lavaca River______11. _Guadalupe River__12. _San Antonio River_13. **_Pecos River_____14. **_Canadian River__

** - These two rivers are not streets in downtown Austin

Sab

ine

Riv

er

Red River

Nech

es

River

Rio G

rande

Trinity

River

Brazo

s

River

Colorado River

Lavaca

River

Guadalupe

RiverSan Antonio

RiverNueces

RiverThe San Jacinto Battle Caused Lots of Grief for Santa Anna

Pecos River

Canadian

River

San

Jacinto

River

How am I EVER going to remember all those rivers for the quiz?????• Label the border rivers FIRST (they should be the

easiest!)• Label the “Two N” rivers NEXT… Neches R. and

Nueces R. (remember- they are alphabetical from east to west)

• Learn this saying to remember the rest of the rivers. If you use the first letter of each of these words, they should help you remember the rivers from east to west• The San Jacinto Battle Caused Lots of Grief for

Santa Anna• Fill in the last two rivers (Pecos and Canadian) last

Important Texas Cities1. _Austin__________2. _El Paso__________3. _Laredo__________4. _Brownsville_______5. _Corpus Christi_____6. _Galveston________7. _Houston_________8. _Dallas___________9. _Fort Worth________10._Amarillo_________11. _Lubbock_________12. _San Antonio______

Important Texas Cities

Sab

ine

Riv

er

Red River

Nech

es

River

Rio G

rande

Trinity

River

Brazo

s

River

Colorado River

Lavaca

River

Guadalupe

RiverSan Antonio

RiverNueces

River

Pecos River

Canadian

River

Austin

El Paso

San Antonio

Dallas

Fort Worth

Brownsville

Laredo

Houston Galveston

Amarillo

Corpus Christi

Lubbock

San

Jacinto

River