Pedernales River
| Pedernales River | |
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 The Pedernales River in Pedernales Falls State Park
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| Country |  United States |
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| State |  Texas |
| Region | Edwards Plateau, Texas Hill Country |
| Landmark | Pedernales Falls State Park |
| Source | Kimble County, Texas |
| - coordinates | 30°15′45″N 99°19′31″W / 30.26250°N 99.32528°W |
| Mouth | Lake Travis, Travis County, Texas |
| - elevation | 208 m (682 ft) |
| - coordinates | 30°25′51″N 98°03′36″W / 30.43083°N 98.06000°WCoordinates: 30°25′51″N 98°03′36″W / 30.43083°N 98.06000°W |
| Length | 170 km (106 mi) |
| Basin | 3,297 km2 (1,273 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| - average | 2.3 m3/s (81 cu ft/s) |
 Location of Pedernales River, Texas
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| Website: Pedernales River from the Handbook of Texas Online | |
The Pedernales River (/ˌpɜːrdəˈnælᵻs/ PUR-də-NAL-iss) is a tributary of the Colorado River, approximately 106 miles (171 km) long, in central Texas in the United States. It drains an area of the Edwards Plateau, flowing west to east across the Texas Hill Country west of Austin. The name "Pedernales", first used in the middle 18th century, comes from a Spanish word for the flint rocks characteristic of the riverbed.
The river rises from springs in southeastern Kimble County, approximately 25 miles (40 km) southeast of Junction. It flows generally east into Gillespie County, past Fredericksburg, and into Blanco County, passing north of Johnson City. It joins the Colorado from the southwest in Lake Travis, approximately 10 miles (16 km) west of Austin.
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