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Old 06-23-2011, 02:31 PM
 
Location: Dallas,Texas
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Dude what? Aint nothing spectacular about the Brazos river...Im in College Station sir...A*K*A the Brazos Valley...Many parts of the river look just like the Trinity....Lake Travis is dammed sir....just like all the rest of the lakes in Texas...
Yep, every lake in Texas is man made except Caddo lake.

I haven't seen the Brazos Rivers, but I have seen other rivers and they look exactly like the Trinity.

 
Old 06-23-2011, 02:34 PM
 
Location: Dallas,Texas
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The further you get out of Beaumont the river shrinks.... the Trinity is also wide down by the coast...


It really is. I was surprised to see it that big.
 
Old 06-23-2011, 04:23 PM
 
Location: NE Atlanta Metro
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The Trinty Rivers through Dallas and Fort Worth would be larger if they were not dammed upstream to create lakes such as, Lewisville, Lavon, Worth and Eagle Mountain.

Part of the plan for both Dallas' and Fort Worth's Trinity River projects includes releasing some water from the lakes to increase river flows once levees are either built or fortified.
 
Old 06-23-2011, 04:55 PM
 
Location: Dallas,Texas
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The Trinty Rivers through Dallas and Fort Worth would be larger if they were not dammed upstream to create lakes such as, Lewisville, Lavon, Worth and Eagle Mountain.

Part of the plan for both Dallas' and Fort Worth's Trinity River projects includes releasing some water from the lakes to increase river flows once levees are either built or fortified.
I heard the same thing a couple of years ago.
 
Old 06-23-2011, 05:08 PM
 
Location: Dallas,Texas
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The Trinity River is made up of 4 different forks. Elm Fork, West Fork, Clear Fork, and East Fork. Fort Worth is on the West Fork. The Clear Fork merges into the West Fork in Fort Worth. As the West Fork nears downtown it merges with Elm Fork and creates the Trinity River. The East Fork merges with the Trinity in Southeast Dallas. The Forks are apart of the Trinity River but it isn't offically called the Trinity River until it reaches Dallas.
 
Old 06-23-2011, 05:50 PM
 
Location: Upper East Side of Texas
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The further you get out of Beaumont the river shrinks.... the Trinity is also wide down by the coast...
You'll never see this on the Trinity River in Dallas or Fort Worth...ever.

Now THIS is what I call a real river!

I went for my first time a couple of years ago. Talk about a fun time indeed. One of my good friends has a food stand & cooks there every year so I get in for free & eat for free. Can't beat that & it certainly beats a NASCAR race at Texas Motor Speedway any day!


YouTube - ‪Port Neches Riverfest 2011‬‏

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Old 06-23-2011, 05:51 PM
 
Location: ITL (Houston)
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Dude what? Aint nothing spectacular about the Brazos river...Im in College Station sir...A*K*A the Brazos Valley...Many parts of the river look just like the Trinity....Lake Travis is dammed sir....just like all the rest of the lakes in Texas...
You kidding me? The Brazos is huge, which is why people go canoeing on it all of the time. Have you seen the Brazos near I-10? Dallaz was wrong, not every river in Texas looks like the Trinity through Downtown Dallas. Who cares if it's dammed? That's just the way it is.

The Brazos:

 
Old 06-23-2011, 06:21 PM
 
Location: NE Atlanta Metro
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You kidding me? The Brazos is huge, which is why people go canoeing on it all of the time. Have you seen the Brazos near I-10? Dallaz was wrong, not every river in Texas looks like the Trinity through Downtown Dallas. Who cares if it's dammed? That's just the way it is.

The Brazos:
When a river is dammed it effects the river's natural ability to clear debris, thus decreasing the depth and flow. So, it's not "just the way it is".
 
Old 06-23-2011, 06:28 PM
 
Location: ITL (Houston)
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When a river is dammed it effects the river's natural ability to clear debris, thus decreasing the depth and flow of the river. So, it's not "just the way it is".
So, since it is dammed, it does not look like other rivers in Texas. Just the way it is, unless they open the river up again.
 
Old 06-23-2011, 06:30 PM
 
Location: Chicago
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Can't beat that & it certainly beats a NASCAR race at Texas Motor Speedway any day!

And what in the world does one have to do with the other? You are one weird cookie.
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