Brazos

Brazos , river, 870 mi (1,410 km) long (1,210 mi/1,947 km long with its main tributary), rising in E N.Mex. From its source it flows SE across Texas to enter the Gulf of Mexico at Freeport. The Brazos flows through a fertile farming area of N Texas, where cotton is produced in the irrigated river's valley. The Brazos supplies water to nearby cities; several dams provide flood control and hydroelectric power. The river is navigable upstream.

Brazos River a river that starts its course in eastern New Mexico and western Texas and flows southeast to the Gulf of Mexico. The river valley was a region where Anglo-Americans first settled in Texas. Texans declared their independence from Mexico on March 2, 1836, at the settlement of Washington-on-the-Brazos, a ferry landing along the river. In 1842, President Sam Houston moved the capital briefly to Washington-on-the-Brazos, which is known today as the “birthplace of the Texas Republic.”