Trinity River (Texas)

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Catchment area of ​​the Trinity River

North of downtown Fort Worth

The Trinity River ( English for " Trinity River ") is a 1140 km long stream that has its origin in the North in the U.S. state of Texas, lies entirely in Texas and empties into the Gulf of Mexico.

Origin and Evolution

The Trinity River is formed from the confluence of the West Fork and Elm Fork west of Dallas. The East Fork is a major left tributary of the Trinity River, while the Clear Fork runs into the West Fork.

The East Fork Trinity River rises in Grayson County and flows 126 km to the southwest of Kaufman counties in the West Fork.

The West Fork Trinity River, which rises in the south of the Archer County flows southeast and, after 290 km on the East Fork.

The shortest arm of the Trinity River is the Clear Fork Trinity River. It rises in the northwest of Parker County and initially flows southeast, then northeast and ends after a total of 72 km at Fort Worth in the West Fork.

The Elm Fork Trinity River rises in the east of Montague County and flows southeast. After 137 km it flows together with the West Fork and forms 1.6 km west of the center of the actual Dallas Trinity River. From here it flows 681 km south-east, where it empties into the Gulf of Mexico.

Name

The Caddo Indians of Central Texas called the river Arkikosa. Tribes near the coast called him a Daycoa.

Presumably, the Spanish explorer Alonso De León in 1690 was the first to used the present name. He called the current " La Santisima Trinidad " ( German: " The Holy Trinity " or in English: "The Most Holy Trinity "). Since the 18th century the name "Trinity " is used uniformly.