Lavaca River

It begins in the northeastern part of Gonzales County, and travels generally southeast for 115 miles (185 km) until it empties into Lavaca Bay, a component of Matagorda Bay.

The navigable Texas river's name is a corruption of Rivière des Vaches ("Cow River"), by French explorer René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle.

[1] The flagship of Jean Laffite's fleet was alleged to have been scuttled in the lower part of the river.

[2] Hallettsville, and Moulton, Texas, are included in Lavaca-Navidad River Authority, which was established in 1941.

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