Back نهر كونتشو ARZ Конча (рака) Byelorussian Concho Breton Concho River CEB Río Concho Spanish رود کانکو Persian Rio Concho Portuguese Кончо (река) Russian Кончо (дарё) Tajik
| Concho River Río Concho | |
|---|---|
.jpg) The Concho River in San Angelo, Texas | |
 Map of the Concho River and associated watershed | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| Counties | Concho and Tom Green |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• coordinates | 31°34′17″N 99°43′29″W / 31.57139°N 99.72472°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,480 ft (450 m) [1] |
The Concho River is a river in the U.S. state of Texas.[1] Concho is Spanish for "shell"; the river was so named due to its abundance of freshwater mussels,[2] such as the Tampico pearly mussel (Cyrtonaias tampicoensis).
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Concho River
- ^ Julia Cauble Smith: Concho River from the Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved 2010-05-18.