San Antonio River

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San Antonio River
Map of the San Antonio River and its associated watershed in South Texas.
Origin	The San Antonio Springs near the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas.
Mouth	Flows into the Guadalupe River, 10 mi northwest of the San Antonio Bay.
Basin countries	US
Length	240 mi (386 km)
Source elevation	715 ft (215 m)
Avg. discharge	400 ft³/s (11 m³/s)^[1]
Basin area	934 mi² (2419 km²)^[2]

The San Antonio River winds its way through downtown San Antonio.

This article is about The river in Texas. For the river in Peru, see San Antonio River (Peru).

This article is about the river in Texas. For the river in California, see San Antonio River (California).

The San Antonio River is a major waterway that originates in central Texas near San Antonio and follows a roughly southeastern path through the state. It eventually feeds into the Guadalupe River about ten miles from San Antonio Bay on the Gulf of Mexico. The river is 240 miles long and crosses five counties: Bexar, Goliad, Karnes, Refugio, and Wilson.

1 History
2 Notable features
3 See also
4 Notes
5 External links

[edit] History

The first documented record of the river was from Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca on his explorations of Texas in 1535. The river was later named after San Antonio de Padua by the first governor of Spanish Texas, Domingo Terán de los Ríos in 1691.^[3] During the Texas Revolution, the river was host to several major conflicts, including the Battle of Concepcion, the Grass Fight, the siege of Bexar, the Goliad Campaign, and the Battle of the Alamo.

[edit] Notable features

Five major 18th century Spanish missions are lined up along the historical course of the river, including Mission Espada, Mission Concepcion, Mission San José, and Mission San Juan. The most famous mission is the Álamo.

The waterway is also host to the San Antonio River Walk, one of San Antonio's primary tourist destinations and the center piece of the city.