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Dr. Luis Magaña, on Calle Fresno in Balcones de Santa Maria, Morelia.
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Many other rivers originate from artesian springs at the foot of the escarpments, called Balcones, at the south of Edward's Plateau.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913
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The land on the edge of the Balcones Escarpment was strikingly beautiful.
EMPIRE OF THE SUMMER MOON S. C. Gwynne 2010
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In the region of Austin and San Antonio it marks the edge of the Balcones Escarpment, a fault zone where the big, rolling, timbered limestone hills rose from the fertile coastal plain.
EMPIRE OF THE SUMMER MOON S. C. Gwynne 2010
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The Edwards Plateau Woodland ecoregion contains the central part of the Edwards Plateau north of the highly dissected Balcones Canyonlands (30c).
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The Northern Nueces Alluvial Plains ecoregion differs from much of Ecoregion 31 due to greater precipitation (22-28 in.), numerous streams that flow from the Balcones Canyonlands (30c), transitional vegetation patterns, different mosaic of soils and surficial materials, and land cover that includes more cropland and pasture.
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The Balcones Canyonlands ecoregion forms the southeastern boundary of the Edwards Plateau (30).
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The Balcones and Scarpin (ph), these big hills roll right in that area.
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The vegetation of Ecoregion 29e is similar to that of the Balcones Canyonlands, but less diverse: post oak, white shin oak, cedar elm, Texas ash, plateau live oak, and bur oak are prevalent.
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The dissection is moderate compared to the higher dissection of the Balcones Canyonlands (30c) to the south.
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