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 / 31.57139; -99.72472[1]
• elevation	1,480 ft (450 m) [1]

The Concho River is a river in the U.S. state of Texas.^[1] Concho is Spanish for "shell"; the river was so named due to its abundance of freshwater mussels,^[2] such as the Tampico pearly mussel (Cyrtonaias tampicoensis).