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The Trinity River is a 710-mile (1,140 km) [2] river, the longest with a watershed entirely within the U.S. state of Texas. It rises in extreme northern Texas, a few miles south of the Red River. The headwaters are separated by the high bluffs on the southern side of the Red River. The Trinity River was previously identified as the stream that ...
Seventh St. during the May 1949 flood of the Trinity River. At least 10 people were killed and 13,000 left homeless during one of the worst floods in the city’s history. The Army Corps of ...
The Great Trinity Forest portion of the project consists of 6,000 acres (24 km 2), primarily in the area of the Trinity River as it traverses Dallas County just south of Downtown Dallas. In 1983, the Texas Legislature designated 900 acres of the area to be the Trinity River State Park, however, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department later said ...
The Trinity River Authority ( TRA) was formed in 1955 by the Texas legislature. Its main concerns are water supply and water conservation in the Trinity River Basin. The authority extends over 17,965 square miles (46,529 km 2 ), including all or part of 17 counties. [1] The general offices of the authority are located in Arlington, Texas .
Trinity was founded in 1872 on land purchased from the New York and Texas Land Company. The town was a railroad station on the Houston and Great Northern Railroad. [7] The town was originally named Trinity Station after the Trinity River. The name of the town was later changed to Trinity City, then to Trinity. The town was incorporated in 1910.
The Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge is a bridge in Dallas, Texas, that spans the Trinity River. The bridge is named for Margaret Hunt Hill, an heiress and philanthropist. [5] The bridge was constructed as part of the Trinity River Project. Designed by Santiago Calatrava, it is one of three such bridges planned to be built over the Trinity; the second ...
The Trinity River Project is a public works project undertaken in the 2000s in the city of Dallas, Texas, United States. [1] Its goal is to redevelop the Trinity River. The project aims to turn the river's path into a collection of sports fields, trails, nature centers, and recreational opportunities. At 10,000 acres (4,000 ha) (including the ...
Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge was established on January 4, 1994 with an initial purchase of 4,400 acres (18 km 2 ). Since that time, the refuge has acquired additional acreage which now totals 30,000 acres (120 km 2 ). The primary purpose of establishing this refuge is to protect a portion of the bottomland hardwood forest ecosystem ...