| Double Mountain Fork Brazos River | |
|---|---|
 Double Mountain Fork, Fisher County, Texas | |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Llano Estacado, 18.5 km southeast of Tahoka, Texas |
| • location | Lynn County, Texas |
| • coordinates | 33°03′19″N 101°38′17″W / 33.05528°N 101.63806°W |
| • elevation | 890 m (2,920 ft) |
| Mouth | Confluence Double Mountain / Salt Fork |
• location | Stonewall County, Texas |
• coordinates | 33°16′03″N 100°00′38″W / 33.26750°N 100.01056°W |
• elevation | 451 m (1,480 ft)[1] |
| Length | 280 km (170 mi) |
| Basin size | 7,097 km2 (2,740 sq mi)[2] |
The Double Mountain Fork Brazos River is an ephemeral, sandy-braided stream about 170 mi (280 km) long, heading on the Llano Estacado of West Texas about 11.5 mi (18.5 km) southeast of Tahoka, Texas, flowing east-northeast across the western Rolling Plains to join the Salt Fork, forming the Brazos River about 18 mi (29 km) west-northwest of Haskell, Texas.[3]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Double Mountain Fork Brazos River
- ^ Seaber, P.R., Kapinos, F.P. and Knapp, G.L. 1987. Hydrological unit maps. United States Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 2294, p. 46.
- ^ United States Board on Geographical Names. 1964. Decisions on Geographical Names in the United States, Decision list no. 6402, United States Department of the Interior, Washington DC, p. 51.