Navidad River

The Navidad River is a 90 mile long coastal river in the U.S. state of Texas that runs roughly parallel to its sister river, the Lavaca River. It is not spring fed, and all of its volume is runoff which eventually provides for much of the water in Lake Texana.

It begins in two primary branches. The East Navidad River begins in southern Fayette County and runs southeast until it reaches Colorado County. The West Navidad River also begins in Fayette County and wanders south for twenty-three miles until its confluence with the East Navidad near Oakland, where it becomes the Navidad River. The town of Schulenburg is centered between the two branches, which are both somewhat seasonal, and navigation can be difficult due to low water levels and obstructions.

The river then winds south, passing the small communities of Sublime, Speaks and Morales and then forming Lake Texana about seven miles east of Edna. Beyond the lake, the river continues south for a few miles and then reaches its mouth on the Lavaca River.

Mustang Creek and Sandy Creek both empty into the Navidad as part of the Lake Texana formation.

The entire watershed and associated water resources are managed by the Lavaca-Navidad River Authority, which was established in 1941.

The Navidad River is best known for being the territory of the legendary Wild Man of the Navidad, which many believe to be the very first Bigfoot sightings in Texas. The creature was first widely reported in 1837 throughout the early settlements along the Navidad River bottoms, circa the modern-day town of Sublime, Texas, in Lavaca County.

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