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. San Antonio Springs is the name of a cluster of springs in Bexar County, Texas. The University of the Incarnate Word (UIW is located in the Alamo Heights neighborhood of San Antonio Texas.
Mouth	Flows into the Guadalupe River, 10 mi northwest of the San Antonio Bay. The Guadalupe River runs from Kerr County, Texas, to the San Antonio River near the Gulf of Mexico. San Antonio Bay is an Estuary in Texas, USA. The bay is mainly formed by the combined waters of the San Antonio and Guadalupe
Basin countries	US
Length	240 mi (386 km)
Source elevation	715 ft (215 m)
Avg. A drainage basin is an extent of Land where Water from Rain or Snow melt drains downhill into a body of water such as a River, 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. In Hydrology, the discharge or outflow of a River is the volume of Water transported by it in a certain amount of time

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. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. It eventually feeds into the Guadalupe River about ten miles from San Antonio Bay on the Gulf of Mexico. The Guadalupe River runs from Kerr County, Texas, to the San Antonio River near the Gulf of Mexico. San Antonio Bay is an Estuary in Texas, USA. The bay is mainly formed by the combined waters of the San Antonio and Guadalupe The Gulf of Mexico ( Spanish: Golfo de México) is the ninth largest Body of water in the world The river is 240 miles long and crosses five counties: Bexar, Goliad, Karnes, Refugio, and Wilson. Bexar County is a County located in the US state of Texas. As of 2006 the population was estimated at 1555931 Goliad County is a County located in the US state of Texas. As of 2000, the population is 6928 Karnes County is a County located in the US state of Texas. As of 2000 the population is 15446 Refugio County is a County located in the US state of Texas. In 2000 the population was 7828 Wilson County is a County located in the US state of Texas. In 2000 its population was 32408

History

The first documented record of the river was from Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca on his explorations of Texas in 1535. Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca ( Jerez de la Frontera, Cádiz, ca Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. The river was later named after San Antonio de Padua by the first governor of Spanish Texas, Domingo Terán de los Ríos in 1691. Saint Anthony ( August 15, 1195 – June 13, 1231) also venerated as Saint Anthony of Lisbon and Saint Anthony of Padua, Spanish Texas was one of the interior provinces of New Spain from 1690 until 1821 Domingo Terán de los Ríos served as the first governor of Spanish Texas from 1691 to 1692 ^[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. The Texas Revolution or Texas War of Independence was fought from October 2 1835 to April 21 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas portion of the Mexican The Grass Fight was a small battle during the Texas Revolution, fought between the Mexican Army and the Texian Army. The Goliad Campaign refers to a series of battles which occurred in 1836 as part of the Texas Revolution, which ultimately led to the Goliad massacre The Battle of the Alamo was fought in February and March 1836 in San Antonio, Texas.

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. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Mission San Francisco de la Espada (more simply Mission Espada) was a Roman Catholic mission established by Spain near San Antonio San Antonio Missions National Historical Park preserves four of the five Spanish The most famous mission is the Álamo. The Alamo, originally known as Mission San Antonio de Valero, is a former Roman Catholic mission and fortress compound now a museum in San Antonio, Texas

The waterway is also host to the San Antonio River Walk, one of San Antonio's primary tourist destinations and the centerpiece of the city. The San Antonio River Walk (also known as Paseo del Río) is a network of walkways along the banks of the San Antonio River, one story beneath downtown San Antonio

See also

• San Antonio Missions National Historical Park

Notes

External links

• San Antonio River Authority
• Edwards Aquifer data on the San Antonio River
• Official site of the San Antonio River Walk