The Leona River is a
river
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wate ...
in
Texas
Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...
. It runs through the counties of
Uvalde,
Zavala and
Frio
Frío or Frio may refer to:
__NOTOC__ Places
* Frio River, Texas, United States
* Frio County, Texas, United States
* Frio Town, Texas, United States, known as Frio City
Music
* Frio (musician), stage name of Edwin Rojas Restrepo, a Colombian si ...
.
Archeological
Archaeology or archeology is the scientific study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landscape ...
discoveries related to indigenous peoples have been made in areas where the river has drained.
See also
*
List of rivers of Texas
The list of rivers of Texas is a list of all named waterways, including rivers and streams that partially pass through or are entirely located within the U.S. state of Texas. Across the state, there are 3,700 named streams and 15 major rivers acc ...
References
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USGS Geographic Names Information Service*USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Texas (1974)
Rivers of Texas
Rivers of Uvalde County, Texas
Rivers of Zavala County, Texas
Bodies of water of Frio County, Texas
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