Lavaca River

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The Lavaca River rises in the northeastern corner of Gonzales County and flows southeast for 115 miles, crossing Lavaca and Jackson counties, to its mouth on Lavaca Bay in northern Calhoun County. According to legend the "Pride," flagship of pirate Jean Laffite's fleet, was scuttled in the Lavaca near its mouth when pressured by an American revenue cutter.

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