Headwaters
The headwaters are the source of a stream/river. Click the link to learn about the headwaters of the Red River.

Floodplains
A floodplain is the land near a stream that is inundated during floods. A floodplain is made by stream erosion and deposition.

What is a Watershed Approach?
The watershed approach is the development and implementation of management techniques for a geographic area that drains into surface water or that recharges ground water, using cooperative partnerships to accomplish location specific goals.

Oxbow Lakes
An oxbow lake is a cresent shaped lake that is formed when a meander of a river is cutoff to form a lake. Click the link to learn more about the formation of oxbow lakes.

Where does the Red River begin?
The Red River begins its total length of 1,360 miles in the Texas panhandle. Click the link to learn more about the origins and path of the Red River.

Where does the Red River end?
The Red River ends in Louisiana where it empties into the Mississippi River and the Atchafalaya. Click the link to learn more about the path of the Red River.