What do most Texas rivers empty into?


What do most Texas rivers empty into? If you lined up all the streams and rivers in Texas end to end, they would flow over over 191,000 miles distance. Most rivers begin within the state and all empty into the Gulf of Mexico.


Where do all the rivers in Texas empty into?

Across the state, there are 3,700 named streams and 15 major rivers accounting for over 191,000 mi (307,000 km) of waterways. All of the state's waterways drain towards the Mississippi River, the Texas Gulf Coast, or the Rio Grande, with mouths located in seven major estuaries.