Concho River
| Concho River Río Concho | |
|---|---|
The Concho River in San Angelo, Texas | |
Map of the Concho River and associated watershed | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| Counties | Concho and Tom Green |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• coordinates | 31°34′17″N 99°43′29″W / 31.57139°N 99.72472°W |
• elevation | 1,480 ft (450 m) |
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The Concho River is a river in the U.S. state of Texas. Concho is Spanish for "shell"; the river was so named due to its abundance of freshwater mussels, such as the Tampico pearly mussel (Cyrtonaias tampicoensis).