Nueces River Headwaters Edwards Real Fork — Real County

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Nueces River Headwaters Edwards Real Fork — Real County

Lost Treasure TX • Real County County
Description
Nueces River headwaters legend of Spanish or ranch specie cached where the East Prong and West Fork rise in north central Edwards and northwestern Real counties.
Historical Notes
The Nueces River rises in two forks in north central Edwards County and northwestern Real County. Fed by headsprings on the Edwards Plateau, the East Prong from Real County joins Hackberry Creek from Edwards County before paralleling Ranch Road 335 through a canyon of remarkable beauty. Alonso De León crossed the stream in 1689 in what is now Dimmit or Zavala County and named it Río de las Nueces for the pecan trees along its banks. Headwater spring folklore often places buried trade goods where entrada routes left the plateau. Coordinates mark the Nueces River headwaters juncture in Real County.
Status / Verification legend — Legendary or approximate

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