Concho River

This article is about the river in Texas, a tributary of the Colorado River. For the river in Mexico, tributary of the Rio Grande, see Rio Conchos.
Concho River
Río Concho
The Concho River in San Angelo, Texas
Map of the Concho River and associated watershed
Location
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountiesConcho and Tom Green
Physical characteristics
Mouth 
 • coordinates
31°34′17″N 99°43′29″W / 31.57139°N 99.72472°W / 31.57139; -99.72472[1]
 • elevation
1,480 ft (450 m) [1]

The Concho River is a river in the U.S. state of Texas.[1] Concho is Spanish for "shell"; the river was so named due to its abundance of freshwater mussels,[2] such as the Tampico pearly mussel (Cyrtonaias tampicoensis).

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Concho River
  2. ^ Julia Cauble Smith: Concho River from the Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved 2010-05-18.