Basin Overview and Background Sample Clauses

Basin Overview and Background. At over 18,000 mi2, the Trinity River Basin is the largest river basin in Texas that both begins and ends in Texas (Figure 2), providing water to over 50% of the population of Texas. The basin serves as a transition zone between the arid plains of West Texas and the wet piney ▇▇▇▇▇ of East Texas. It is unique relative to other basins in Texas in that it contains a very large, urbanized population (DFW) in the upper portions of the basin and, although not in-basin, is a major drinking water source for another large metropolitan area (Houston), near the bottom of the basin.