Talk:Trinity River (Texas)

Lake Livingston and the Southern Basin
Based apon the info given in the Trinty River article, I feel the writer was someone from the Dallas or upper river area. The Southern basin is basically not covered at all here. I have a fairly good wealth of southern information, however my grammar isn't the best, and I don't have the time to sit here and write an article based on my infomation. I will help where I can, but its to big of a project in my opinion to spearhead. Below I am giving the basics of my info, its something for someone to work on and expand.

I added a line about Lake Livingston. I was supprised there is no topic (and prior to me no mention) of Lake Livingston, and there is on Lake Conroe. Lake Livingston is an older and bigger lake, while 2/3's of the water supply of both lakes are owned by Houston (the other 1/3 for LL is TRA if someone wants to drop that in). I suppose the Lake Conroe area having a higher population has something to do with it.

Otherwise, information that could be inserted that I will not put in at this time is rumors continue to come up once in a while along the southern trinity basin of the shipping channel to dallas, or rumors of another dam in the southern basin. Both rumors are unfounded. Also mention could be inserted about Hurrican Rita's damage to LL's earthen dam, cracks in the gates in the 80's or 90's for LL. Also during the return from Rita, US 59 and other southern routes (FM787, SH105, US90?) to houston were shut down due to release of water because of the damage to the earthen dam. Releases from LL during periods of heavy rain flood those who live below. Amd if anyone is into the bigfoot thing, there have have been plenty of reports of people seeing bigfoot in the lower trinty basin. I didn't feel like composing to fit all these things in right now, nor tracking down sources for some of the info but i thought i would leave things to people to expand apon in this topic. I am sure I will come back and fill in some more on these and other things.

If you want to take apon adding some of the above, contact me and I will provide any more information I have. Feedloadr 15:56, 21 May 2006 (UTC)Feedloadr

Longest rivers entirely in one state
The longest and largest river entirely in one state is the Kuskokwim in Alaska, 720 miles long and a 41,000 cubic ft./sec. average discharge. It's followed by: 2. Trinity River, Texas 710 / 7,100 3. Sacramento - Pit, California 690 / 15,000 4. Tanana, Alaska 660 / 24,000 5. Koyukuk, Alaska 520 / 14,000 6. Innoko, Alaska 500 7. Altamaha, Georgia 470 / 14,000 8. Yazoo, Mississippi 465 / 10,000 9. Guadalupe, Texas 460 / 2,100 10. Kentucky, Kentucky 430 / 8,300 11. Salmon, Idaho 420 / 11,000 12. James, Virginia 410 / 7,500 River lengths are always measured in official lists along the longest watercourse. Sources: USGS and World Facts and Figures (John Wiley and Sons)  DLinth (talk) 01:54, 25 December 2007 (UTC)

The current article states, "Official river lengths always include the longest main watercourse/ tributary, in this case the Clear Fork, bringing the Trinity's total length to 710 miles." However, my understanding is that the longest main tributary is the West Fork, not the Clear. Is the original contributor here to discuss? Cbellomy (talk) 05:22, 6 July 2008 (UTC)


 * In fact, according to the map to which the article is linked, the Clear Fork is by far the shortest tributary.76.21.8.213 (talk) 07:14, 22 August 2008 (UTC)


 * I took out this claim. It read: It is the second longest river entirely within one state in the country, trailing only Alaska's Kuskokwim River. Official river lengths always include the longest main watercourse/ tributary, in this case the West Fork, bringing the Trinity's total length to 710 miles. The footnote at the end read: USGS and World Facts and Figures (John Wiley and Sons); the very beginning of the Colorado River (Texas) is a few miles within New Mexico. The Colorado River (Texas) is 862 miles long and has its source within Texas, even if close to the NM border (more than "a few miles" though). The Colorado River page puts the claim better anyway, saying the longest river with both its source and mouth within Texas. According to this good old source the Colorado River is longer. The Trinity does not even make the list of the top 32 US rivers. The other Texas contender, the Brazos River, seems disqualified for having a source in New Mexico, according to many sources. Pfly (talk) 22:06, 26 February 2009 (UTC)

North Wedge?
What's this North Wedge branch of the Trinity? Google search results only point to this article (and links to it). The map included in the article doesn't show it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.186.95.163 (talk) 23:11, 25 August 2011 (UTC)

River awash in pig's blood
Interesting news story, about a meat packing company allegedly dumping pigs blood directly into the river (or a tributary). does this deserve to be in article space?(mercurywoodrose)75.61.141.7 (talk) 03:45, 25 January 2012 (UTC)

what if the navu=igabile legth of T trinity in a conue?