5-759: Resaca may refer to: Resaca (channel) , a geographical feature in the Rio Grande basin, Texas, United States Resaca, Georgia , a city in Gordon County, Georgia, United States Resaca, Ohio , an unincorporated community in Madison County, Ohio, United States Battle of Resaca , a battle of the American Civil War fought in Georgia in May 1864 Battle of Resaca de la Palma ,
10-636: A battle of the Mexican–American War fought in Texas in 1846 USS Resaca (1865) , an American navy ship Resaca , Spanish for hangover Resaca (film) a film by Alberto Santana, earliest sound film in Cinema of Peru See also [ edit ] All pages with titles beginning with Resaca All pages with titles containing Resaca Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
15-534: Is the name given to a type of oxbow lake in the southern half of Cameron County, Texas . The resacas constitute former channels of the Rio Grande and are naturally cut off from the river, having no inlet or outlet. The Rio Grande's water moves from Colorado to the Gulf of Mexico. Every year during spring, melted snow would flow into the Rio Grande, bringing seasonal flood waters to the most southern tip of Texas. Given
20-469: The overflow of the river's main and distributary channel banks, the Rio Grande would carve new river channels, known as resacas. When the seasonal flooding ended and the river retreated, the newly formed oxbow lakes remained, creating resacas all throughout the Rio Grande Valley . There are two explanations for the origin of the word resaca. The first explanation holds that it is a contraction of
25-454: The title Resaca . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Resaca&oldid=616520754 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Resaca (channel) Resaca
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