Regions of Texas The State of Texas is

Regions of Texas The State of Texas is divided into seven geographic regions.

Regions of Texas Panhandle Plains Cities: Amarillo and Wichita Falls Rivers: Red, Pecos, Canadian, Colorado and Brazos. Size: 81, 500 sq. mi Avg. Rainfall: 15 -28 in. /yr Vegetation: sugarberry, plains cottonwood and honey mesquite

Regions of Texas Hill Country Cities: Austin and Fredericksburg Rivers: Colorado, Guadalupe, Nueces, Size: Edwards Plateau: 31, 000 sq mi, Llano Uplift: 5, 000 sq mi Avg. Rainfall: 1534 in. /yr Vegetation: Switch Grass and Bluster Grass

Regions of Texas Big Bend Country Cities: El Paso, Fort Davis, and Marfa Rivers: Rio Grande Size: 38, 000 sq mi Avg. Rainfall: 820 in. /yr Vegetation: Texas Madrone

Regions of Texas South Texas Plains Cities: Laredo, Mc. Allen, and Rio Grande City Rivers: Guadalupe, San Antonio, Nueces, Lavaca, Rio Grande. Size: 28, 000 sq mi Avg. Rainfall: 2032 in. /yr Vegetation: Cactus

Regions of Texas Gulf Coast Cities: Houston, Corpus Christy and Galveston Rivers: San Jacinto, Trinity, Brazos, Nueces, San Antonio Size: 21, 000 sq mi. Avg. Rainfall: Mid-North: 40 -60 in. /yr Vegetation: Texas Madrone

Regions of Texas Prairies and Lakes City: Dallas Rivers: Trinity, Red, Brazos Size: 45, 000 sq. mi. Avg. Rainfall: 26 -40 in. /yr Vegetation: Pecan, Black Hickory and Black Walnut

Regions of Texas Piney Woods Cities: Alto, Marshall, Tyler, Texarkana. Rivers: Sabine, Cypress, Sulphur, Red. Size: 23, 500 sq. mi. Avg. Rainfall: 40 -52 in. /yr Vegetation: Pine and Oak