The Sabine River

The Sabine River extends for approximately 360 miles from mouth to source and flows through a forested sandy land territory adaptable to the conservation of runoff and is fed by many flowing tributaries and small springs. In the early days of the Republic this river furnished transportation facilities for lumber and cotton from the southeastern portion of the state (the Sabine splits Louisiana and Texas towards the river’s mouth). Great logs cut from the pine forest were lashed together, making rafts which were then floated downstream into the Gulf of Mexico.