<Table> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Colorado River </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Texas </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> The Colorado River in Austin, as seen from Mount Bonnell . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Td> United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> State </Th> <Td> Texas </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Source </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - location </Td> <Td> Dawson County </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - elevation </Td> <Td> 3,280 ft (1,000 m) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - coordinates </Td> <Td> 32 ° 40 ′ 47" N 101 ° 43 ′ 51" W ﻿ / ﻿ 32.67972 ° N 101.73083 ° W ﻿ / 32.67972; - 101.73083 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mouth </Th> <Td> Matagorda Bay </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - location </Td> <Td> Gulf of Mexico, at Matagorda County, Texas </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - elevation </Td> <Td> 0 ft (0 m) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - coordinates </Td> <Td> 28 ° 35 ′ 41" N 95 ° 58 ′ 59" W ﻿ / ﻿ 28.59472 ° N 95.98306 ° W ﻿ / 28.59472; - 95.98306 Coordinates: 28 ° 35 ′ 41" N 95 ° 58 ′ 59" W ﻿ / ﻿ 28.59472 ° N 95.98306 ° W ﻿ / 28.59472; - 95.98306 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Length </Th> <Td> 862 mi (1,387 km) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Basin </Th> <Td> 39,900 sq mi (103,341 km) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Discharge </Th> <Td> for Bay City </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - average </Td> <Td> 2,609 cu ft / s (74 m / s) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - max </Td> <Td> 84,100 cu ft / s (2,381 m / s) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - min </Td> <Td> 0 cu ft / s (0 m / s) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Map of the Colorado River and associated watershed </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Colorado River </Td> </Tr>

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