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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

The 3-mile stretch between Point Arguello and Point Pedernales has claimed nearly 50 ships and hundreds of lives.

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

At Cape Beata, the southernmost cape of the Republic, the coast turns northwest, to the Pedernales River, which forms part of the boundary between Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

From Santo Domingo A Country with a Future by Schoenrich, Otto