250:
280:
265:
292:
92:
33:
53:
1150:
311:
99:
60:
232:, a recreational lake that now inundates the site of the main springs, though the springs continue to flow beneath the waters of the lake. Immediately downstream of Buffalo Springs Lake is a much smaller dam that forms another recreational lake named Lake Ransom Canyon, where numerous single-family homes surround the lake to form the community of
243:, the canyon is nearly 3 km (1.9 mi) wide and 60 m (200 ft) deep. Further downstream, near the confluence of Plum Creek and the North Fork, the walls of the canyon begin to curve sharply outward as the North Fork Double Mountain Fork Brazos River flows out of the canyon and onto the rolling plains of West Texas.
223:
Within the city limits of
Lubbock, Yellow House Canyon remains a narrow and shallow channel with a typical width of less than 0.5 km (0.31 mi) and a typical depth of not more than 20 m (66 ft). Here, the city of Lubbock has constructed a series of small dams that form a series of
227:
As Yellow House Canyon extends outside the city limits of
Lubbock, the canyon gradually widens and deepens. Around 15 km (9.3 mi) to the east-southeast of Lubbock, a dam was constructed to form
239:
Downstream of Ransom Canyon, the North Fork is finally allowed to flow freely across sparsely populated ranchland as the canyon continues to deepen and widen. Where the North Fork crosses Texas
249:
419:
United States Board on
Geographical Names. 1964. Decisions on Geographical Names in the United States, Decision list no. 6402, United States Department of the Interior, Washington DC, p. 51-52.
224:
narrow lakes, collectively known as Canyon Lakes. The Canyon Lakes park offers conservation areas and recreational opportunities on the water and in the narrow park along the water's edge.
264:
498:
279:
657:
291:
652:
270:
210:
91:
1184:
220:
heritage, according to Gary and
Margaret Kraisinger, in that "the yellow cliffs which from a distance resembled houses with open doors."
1189:
662:
144:
768:
344:
687:
1174:
645:
52:
438:
358:
916:
994:
640:
562:
529:
487:
209:; it forms one of three major canyons along the east side of the Llano Estacado and carries the waters of the
866:
329:
630:
137:
672:
635:
488:
U.S. Geological Survey
Geographic Names Information System: North Fork Double Mountain Fork Brazos River
1136:
1128:
677:
17:
791:
1194:
876:
831:
692:
584:
363:
240:
37:
968:
1179:
977:
748:
723:
575:
1118:
1113:
1079:
1009:
753:
482:
455:
339:
233:
229:
8:
605:
600:
522:
387:
382:
255:
959:
954:
836:
806:
786:
733:
615:
595:
353:
1070:
1013:
986:
940:
758:
743:
738:
708:
434:
392:
198:
1093:
990:
963:
781:
728:
713:
625:
610:
580:
570:
368:
32:
1103:
1051:
1037:
1017:
950:
931:
881:
861:
846:
826:
667:
194:
1088:
1084:
1060:
1055:
1047:
1042:
1023:
1000:
944:
926:
841:
718:
515:
202:
190:
1168:
1065:
1032:
1027:
936:
816:
811:
801:
796:
682:
590:
552:
377:
334:
206:
159:
146:
72:
1154:
1098:
972:
886:
856:
620:
316:
1108:
1075:
901:
891:
871:
851:
906:
821:
776:
538:
217:
1005:
507:
982:
896:
285:
Erosional remnants of the Llano
Estacado in Yellow House Canyon
542:
492:
76:
201:, and trending generally southeastward to the edge of the
499:
Public domain images of the Llano
Estacado and West Texas
258:
steel house, standing on the rim of Yellow House Canyon
428:
306:
16:This article is about the canyon. For the duo, see
189:is about 32 km (20 mi) long, heading in
1166:
429:Kraisinger, Gary; Kraisinger, Margaret (2014).
523:
453:
433:. Newton: Mennonite Press. p. 436-437.
271:North Fork Double Mountain Fork Brazos River
211:North Fork Double Mountain Fork Brazos River
180:North Fork Double Mountain Fork Brazos River
98:
59:
658:National Register of Historic Places Sites
530:
516:
345:Caprock Canyons State Park and Trailway
205:about 10 km (6.2 mi) east of
111:Yellow House Canyon (the United States)
1167:
297:Yellow House Canyon near Slaton, Texas
511:
413:
323:
273:flowing through Yellow House Canyon
40:passing through Yellow House Canyon
13:
1185:Landforms of Lubbock County, Texas
537:
431:The Western Cattle Trail 1874-1897
14:
1206:
1190:Landforms of Crosby County, Texas
663:Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks
476:
422:
359:Double Mountain Fork Brazos River
1148:
309:
290:
278:
263:
248:
97:
90:
58:
51:
31:
483:Mackenzie State Recreation Area
447:
1:
406:
330:Battle of Yellow House Canyon
114:Show map of the United States
7:
1175:Canyons and gorges of Texas
653:National Historic Landmarks
302:
10:
1211:
127:32 kilometres (20 mi)
15:
1144:
1137:List of counties in Texas
1127:
915:
767:
701:
561:
549:
176:
136:
131:
123:
45:
30:
25:
18:Yellow House Canyon (duo)
493:Robert Bruno Steel House
460:Handbook of Texas Online
364:List of rivers of Texas
241:Farm to Market Road 400
38:Farm to Market Road 400
456:"Buffalo Springs Lake"
193:, at the junction of
340:Canyon Valley, Texas
234:Ransom Canyon, Texas
230:Buffalo Springs Lake
688:Tourist attractions
388:White River (Texas)
383:Robert R. Bruno Jr.
187:Yellow House Canyon
160:33.4556°N 101.536°W
156: /
105:Yellow House Canyon
66:Yellow House Canyon
26:Yellow House Canyon
792:Blackland Prairies
454:Lively, Jeanne F.
354:Caprock Escarpment
1162:
1161:
877:Rio Grande Valley
403:
402:
393:Yellow House Draw
199:Yellow House Draw
184:
183:
165:33.4556; -101.536
81:Show map of Texas
1202:
1155:Texas portal
1153:
1152:
1151:
532:
525:
518:
509:
508:
501:
470:
469:
467:
466:
451:
445:
444:
426:
420:
417:
369:Palo Duro Canyon
324:
319:
314:
313:
312:
294:
282:
267:
252:
216:The name has an
171:
170:
168:
167:
166:
161:
157:
154:
153:
152:
149:
115:
101:
100:
94:
82:
62:
61:
55:
35:
23:
22:
1210:
1209:
1205:
1204:
1203:
1201:
1200:
1199:
1165:
1164:
1163:
1158:
1149:
1147:
1140:
1123:
1018:Greater Houston
969:College Station
918:
911:
882:Southeast Texas
847:Northeast Texas
832:Golden Triangle
827:Edwards Plateau
763:
697:
557:
545:
536:
505:
497:
479:
474:
473:
464:
462:
452:
448:
441:
427:
423:
418:
414:
409:
404:
315:
310:
308:
305:
298:
295:
286:
283:
274:
268:
259:
253:
195:Blackwater Draw
164:
162:
158:
155:
150:
147:
145:
143:
142:
119:
118:
117:
116:
113:
112:
109:
108:
107:
106:
102:
85:
84:
83:
80:
79:
70:
69:
68:
67:
63:
41:
21:
12:
11:
5:
1208:
1198:
1197:
1195:Llano Estacado
1192:
1187:
1182:
1177:
1160:
1159:
1145:
1142:
1141:
1133:
1131:
1125:
1124:
1122:
1121:
1116:
1111:
1106:
1101:
1096:
1091:
1082:
1073:
1068:
1063:
1058:
1045:
1040:
1035:
1030:
1021:
1003:
998:
980:
978:Corpus Christi
975:
966:
957:
948:
945:Greater Austin
934:
929:
923:
921:
913:
912:
910:
909:
904:
899:
894:
889:
884:
879:
874:
869:
864:
859:
854:
849:
844:
842:Llano Estacado
839:
834:
829:
824:
819:
814:
809:
804:
799:
794:
789:
784:
779:
773:
771:
765:
764:
762:
761:
756:
751:
746:
741:
736:
731:
726:
721:
716:
711:
705:
703:
699:
698:
696:
695:
693:Transportation
690:
685:
680:
675:
670:
665:
660:
655:
650:
649:
648:
643:
638:
628:
623:
618:
613:
608:
603:
598:
593:
588:
585:Climate change
578:
573:
567:
565:
559:
558:
550:
547:
546:
535:
534:
527:
520:
512:
503:
502:
495:
490:
485:
478:
477:External links
475:
472:
471:
446:
439:
421:
411:
410:
408:
405:
401:
400:
396:
395:
390:
385:
380:
373:
372:
371:
366:
361:
356:
349:
348:
347:
342:
337:
332:
322:
321:
320:
304:
301:
300:
299:
296:
289:
287:
284:
277:
275:
269:
262:
260:
256:Robert Bruno's
254:
247:
203:Llano Estacado
191:Lubbock, Texas
182:
181:
178:
174:
173:
140:
134:
133:
129:
128:
125:
121:
120:
110:
104:
103:
96:
95:
89:
88:
87:
86:
71:
65:
64:
57:
56:
50:
49:
48:
47:
46:
43:
42:
36:
28:
27:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1207:
1196:
1193:
1191:
1188:
1186:
1183:
1181:
1178:
1176:
1173:
1172:
1170:
1157:
1156:
1143:
1139:
1138:
1132:
1130:
1126:
1120:
1119:Wichita Falls
1117:
1115:
1112:
1110:
1107:
1105:
1102:
1100:
1097:
1095:
1092:
1090:
1086:
1083:
1081:
1080:New Braunfels
1077:
1074:
1072:
1069:
1067:
1064:
1062:
1059:
1057:
1053:
1049:
1046:
1044:
1041:
1039:
1036:
1034:
1031:
1029:
1025:
1022:
1019:
1015:
1011:
1010:The Woodlands
1007:
1004:
1002:
999:
996:
992:
988:
984:
981:
979:
976:
974:
970:
967:
965:
961:
958:
956:
952:
949:
946:
942:
938:
935:
933:
930:
928:
925:
924:
922:
920:
914:
908:
905:
903:
900:
898:
895:
893:
890:
888:
885:
883:
880:
878:
875:
873:
870:
868:
867:Permian Basin
865:
863:
860:
858:
855:
853:
850:
848:
845:
843:
840:
838:
835:
833:
830:
828:
825:
823:
820:
818:
817:Cross Timbers
815:
813:
812:Concho Valley
810:
808:
805:
803:
802:Central Texas
800:
798:
797:Brazos Valley
795:
793:
790:
788:
785:
783:
780:
778:
775:
774:
772:
770:
766:
760:
757:
755:
752:
750:
747:
745:
742:
740:
737:
735:
732:
730:
727:
725:
722:
720:
717:
715:
712:
710:
707:
706:
704:
700:
694:
691:
689:
686:
684:
681:
679:
676:
674:
671:
669:
666:
664:
661:
659:
656:
654:
651:
647:
644:
642:
639:
637:
634:
633:
632:
629:
627:
624:
622:
619:
617:
614:
612:
609:
607:
604:
602:
599:
597:
594:
592:
589:
586:
582:
579:
577:
574:
572:
569:
568:
566:
564:
560:
555:
554:
548:
544:
540:
533:
528:
526:
521:
519:
514:
513:
510:
506:
500:
496:
494:
491:
489:
486:
484:
481:
480:
461:
457:
450:
442:
440:9780975482810
436:
432:
425:
416:
412:
399:
394:
391:
389:
386:
384:
381:
379:
378:Ransom Canyon
376:
375:
374:
370:
367:
365:
362:
360:
357:
355:
352:
351:
350:
346:
343:
341:
338:
336:
335:Blanco Canyon
333:
331:
328:
327:
326:
325:
318:
307:
293:
288:
281:
276:
272:
266:
261:
257:
251:
246:
245:
244:
242:
237:
235:
231:
225:
221:
219:
214:
212:
208:
207:Slaton, Texas
204:
200:
196:
192:
188:
179:
175:
169:
141:
139:
135:
130:
126:
122:
93:
78:
74:
73:United States
54:
44:
39:
34:
29:
24:
19:
1180:Brazos River
1146:
1134:
1114:Wagner Creek
917:Metropolitan
887:South Plains
857:Osage Plains
837:Hill Country
807:Coastal Bend
749:Homelessness
724:Demographics
576:Architecture
551:
504:
463:. Retrieved
459:
449:
430:
424:
415:
397:
317:Texas portal
238:
226:
222:
215:
186:
185:
1076:San Antonio
960:Brownsville
955:Port Arthur
902:Trans-Pecos
892:South Texas
872:Piney Woods
852:North Texas
754:LGBT rights
163: /
151:101°32′10″W
138:Coordinates
1169:Categories
1071:San Angelo
1014:Sugar Land
987:Fort Worth
941:Round Rock
907:West Texas
822:East Texas
787:Boca Chica
777:Ark‑La‑Tex
636:Newspapers
631:Mass media
626:Literature
606:Healthcare
601:Government
465:2010-01-26
407:References
148:33°27′20″N
1094:Texarkana
991:Arlington
964:Harlingen
862:Panhandle
734:Education
616:Languages
596:Geography
556:(capital)
218:XIT Ranch
132:Geography
1129:Counties
1104:Victoria
1052:Edinburg
1038:Longview
951:Beaumont
932:Amarillo
782:Big Bend
759:Politics
744:Gun laws
739:Gambling
709:Abortion
303:See also
1089:Denison
1085:Sherman
1061:Midland
1056:Mission
1048:McAllen
1043:Lubbock
1024:Killeen
1006:Houston
1001:El Paso
927:Abilene
769:Regions
729:Economy
714:Culture
702:Society
673:Symbols
611:History
591:Cuisine
581:Climate
571:Outline
172:
1066:Odessa
1033:Laredo
1028:Temple
983:Dallas
937:Austin
897:Texoma
678:Texans
668:Sports
563:Topics
553:Austin
437:
398:
177:Rivers
124:Length
1135:See:
1099:Tyler
973:Bryan
919:areas
719:Crime
641:Radio
543:Texas
539:State
77:Texas
1109:Waco
683:Time
435:ISBN
197:and
995:DFW
621:Law
541:of
1171::
646:TV
458:.
236:.
213:.
75:,
1087:–
1078:–
1054:–
1050:–
1026:–
1020:)
1016:(
1012:–
1008:–
997:)
993:(
989:–
985:–
971:–
962:–
953:–
947:)
943:(
939:–
587:)
583:(
531:e
524:t
517:v
468:.
443:.
20:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
