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San Saba River

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As of 2013, the San Saba River was an overappropriated stream with large stretches of the river dry, depriving downstream riparian users of water, while upstream flow was being diminished by pumping of aquifers hydrologically connected to the
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A major tributary is Brady Creek, which is 90 miles long and parallels the path of the San Saba to the north.
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to form the San Saba River, which flows another 140 miles east/northeast until it drains into the
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for 37 miles, while the Middle Valley Prong runs 35 miles through the same county.
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The river begins in two primary branches. The North Valley Prong runs east through
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: San Saba River
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Santa Cruz de San Sabá Mission was established on the river in 1757.
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San Saba River near Sloan, San Saba County, Texas, USA (9 May 2014).
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Menard
Texas
Texas
Edwards Plateau
Schleicher County
Fort McKavett
Colorado River
San Saba
Spanish Texas
Juan Antonio Bustillo y Ceballos
Walnuts
feast day
St. Sabbas

Rivers portal
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List of rivers of Texas
Brady Creek
Handbook of Texas
San Saba River
Handbook of Texas
"Concerns About a Shrinking River Are Beginning to Heat Up"
The New York Times
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: San Saba River
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