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The history of the Rio Grande
Valley's resacas is a unique insight into the birth
and continuing growth of deep South Texas's
agriculture.
To understand what a resaca is, one
must comprehend its meaning. Resaca
is the Spanish word for
dry river channel. The
valley's resacas are ancient tributaries and
channels that once fed into the mighty Rio Grande
River. The resacas were cut off from the main river
by geological changes that occurred over thousands
of years.
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As people settled in the Rio Grande
Valley, the resacas took on a variety of roles in
crop growing, recreation, and providing water to
its inhabitants. This web site will provide
information on the resaca's geological and cultural
history, soil composition and role in agriculture.
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