The Dynamic Duo --
The Salt Fork and Double Mountain Fork of the Brazos
on the Texas High Plains Brazos River Watershed
INTRODUCTION
"Water in Texas is as important to our lives as the air we breathe. Yet our water supply is not always as reliable in many parts of the state. Further, as our population continues to grow, greater and greater demands are placed on this limited resource."
From the Texas Water Development Board's Major Rivers curriculum 1993Our Brazos River Watershed and the Ogallala Aquifer below us are far more important resources than the fossil fuels we crave to fuel our modern conveniences. We should preserve, protect, and use conservation measures to assure we have water when we need it! Are more damns on the Brazos River Watershed needed to create more lakes for the Texas High Plains the answer? Do we need to continue to rely on Lake Meredith water from far North Texas? Do we need to have pipelines from the Brazos River's latest lake, Lake Allen Henry to carry the water to Lubbock and surrounding areas? How do cities across the Texas High Plains get permissions to cross farmer and rancher's lands to lay the pipeline and at what cost?
The mighty Brazos over miles and miles of Texas is portrayed in this video
"The Texas Brazos River Watershed"Basic Brazos River Information Fact Sheet
Brazos River Facts from "The Brazos River Journey: Texas Alive" exhibit videos
ACTIVITIES