Indigenous names for the Trinity River 🌊 The Trinity River in Texas had different names among indigenous groups, depending on the region and tribe. Historical records, including from the Texas State Historical Association and early explorer accounts, indicate that Caddo peoples in central Texas referred to it as Arkikosa (sometimes spelled variations like that). Nearer the coast, it was known as Daycoa (or similar). However, more recent research (around 2022 from Caddo Nation language preservat

After several years of low returns of salmon and steelhead to the Trinity River, local biologists are cautiously optimistic about 2025 based on early fish counts from local tributaries. Every year biologists snorkel dive throughout the New River, Canyon Creek, and the North and South Forks of the Trinity River to count spring Chinook Salmon and summer steelhead. These species enter the river in late spring or early summer and hold over until spawning in early fall. Spring Chinook Salmon counts h