The Bosque River ( ) is a long

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fed by four primary branches. The longest branch, the North Bosque, forms near Stephenville, and flows toward

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through

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and McLennan counties. It is subsequently joined by the East Bosque in Bosque County and the Middle and South Bosque Rivers near Waco. The river terminates into the

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, and is dammed nearby to form

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. The Middle Bosque River adjoins the

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home of President

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northwest of

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Recent controversy

The city of Waco has been involved in a protracted lawsuit with

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dairies since 2004. The city alleges that the dairies have been negligent in allowing excess phosphorus from cattle waste to enter the river in large quantities, traveling downstream and causing

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s in Lake Waco. As the lake functions as the Waco area's primary source of drinking water, residents have complained for years about an unpleasant resultant taste and smell.

References

http://www.wacotrib.com/news/content/shared/tx/bush_country/stories/story11.html

http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/rnb05

External links

* {{authority control Rivers of Texas Brazos River Rivers of Bosque County, Texas Rivers of Hamilton County, Texas Rivers of McLennan County, Texas

Recent controversy

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