Brazos Valley | |
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 Texas A&M University campus | |
 Brazos Valley counties in red | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Texas |
| Largest city | College Station |
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| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area codes | 936,979 |
Brazos Valley (/ˈbræzəs/ ⓘBRAZ-əs) is a region of theU.S. state ofTexas comprising the following 7 counties inCentral Texas:Brazos,Burleson, andRobertson (which collectively comprise theBryan–College Station metropolitan area), and the neighboring counties ofGrimes,Leon,Madison, andWashington.[1]
The area is centered on Brazos County, the cities ofCollege Station andBryan, andTexas A&M University. TheBrazos River lies at the center of the region; however, not all areas of the region are a part of the Brazosdrainage basin.
TheBrazos Valley Council of Governments represents the collective interests of the local governments in the region.[2]
TheBrazos Valley Museum of Natural History maintains collections in the fields ofarchaeology,botany,conchology,cultural history,geology,mammalogy,ornithology, andpaleontology in the region.
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30°39′36″N96°18′00″W / 30.6600°N 96.3000°W /30.6600; -96.3000
