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Pedernales

American  
[pur-dn-al-uhs] / ˌpɜr dnˈæl əs /

noun

  1. a river in central Texas, flowing E to the Colorado river. About 105 miles (169 km) long.


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The 36-acre spread includes a main house, several cabins, a pool, and a backyard with views of the Pedernales River.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 25, 2026

The album was recorded at Pedernales Studios in Spicewood, Texas.

From Fox News ● Nov. 19, 2021

A navigational error led the column onto the rocks at Honda Point, also known as Point Pedernales, about 60 miles north of Santa Barbara.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2019

We set up along the Guadalupe, Pedernales and Frio rivers of central Texas, erected our tents beneath colossal cypress and live oaks, and stalked the cool water for bass and channel cats.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 30, 2019

Lena's home was in Texas, away up among the little mountains on the Pedernales River, in a little town called Fredericksburg.

From Heart of the West by O. Henry

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