Water Planning Data for Region O (Llano Estacado)
North Prong Little Red River - From the confluence with the
Little Red River upstream to its headwaters in Briscoe County.
Riparian conservation area - Caprock
Canyons State
Park
Prairie Dog Town Fork Red River - From the SH 70 crossing at the Briscoe/Hall County line upstream to the Briscoe/Armstrong County line (within TNRCC stream segment 0207).
High water quality/exceptional aquatic life/high aesthetic value - exceptional
aesthetic value (NPS, 1995)
Threatened or endangered species/unique communities - Interior least tern (Fed.E/St.E)
(TOES, 1988; Bauer et al., 1991; Campbell, 1995)
South Prong Little Red River -From the confluence with the Little Red River upstream to its headwaters in Briscoe County.
Riparian conservation area - Caprock Canyons State Park
References
Bauer, J., R. Frye, B. Spain. 1991. A natural resource survey for proposed reservoir sites and selected stream segments in Texas. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Austin, Texas.
Campbell, L. 1995. Endangered and Threatened Animals of Texas. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Endangered Resources Branch, Austin, Texas.
National Park Service. 1995. The nationwide rivers inventory. United States Department of the Interior, Washington, DC.
Texas Organization for Endangered Species. 1988. Endangered, threatened, and watch list of vertebrates of Texas. Texas Organization for Endangered Species, Austin, Texas.
