High water, rapids and old bridge piles on the Mexican side of Rio Grande, west of Brownsville/Matamoros

High water, rapids and old bridge piles on the Mexican side of Rio Grande, west of Brownsville/Matamoros

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oxbow lakes

The Mexican-American border is constantly changing, not just by treaty, but by the persistent erosion of the Rio Grande. As a natural boundary, the river's channel determines the technical border between the two countries. Historically, the Rio Grande has been subject to dramatic flooding. Resacas, or oxbow lakes, are constantly created as the river course changes. This is a high water line near Brownsville and Matamoros.

West Brownsville Quadrangle: Texas -Cameron Co.; 7.5 minute series;

Goin, Peter

Peter Goin Collection (MS 733)

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Cameron County, TX