Acaponeta River

Acaponeta River
Country Mexico
Physical characteristics
River mouth Pacific Ocean
Length 233 km (145 mi)
Discharge
  • Average rate:
    5,000 l/s (66,000 imp gal/min)
Basin features
Basin size 5,603.9 km2 (2,163.7 sq mi)

Coordinates: 22°22′36″N 105°38′11″W / 22.37659°N 105.63629°W / 22.37659; -105.63629 The Acaponeta River originates in the State of Durango, México and drains into the Pacific Ocean.[1]

The river basin covers 5,399.68 square kilometres (2,084.83 sq mi).[2] From its beginning in Durango to where it crosses into Nayarit, the river is called Quebrada de San Bartolo; farther downstream it's referred to as the Acaponeta.[3]

Crossing the municipalities of Pueblo Nuevo, Durango; and Huajicori and Acaponeta, in Nayarit; it passes by the regions of Mineral de Cucharas, Quiviquinta, Huajicori, Acaponeta, San Felipe Aztatán, Tecuala, Milpas Viejas, El Filo and Quimichis; with its mouth in Estero de Teacapán, in a place called Puerta del Río (River's gate).

The river has a total length of 233 kilometres (145 mi) until Barra del Novillero; in the last 40 kilometres (25 mi), given its gentle slope, it is navagable by canoe, even in the dry seasons.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Rio Acaponeta y Huajicori: Mexico, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  2. ↑ "Marismas Nacionales Conservation & Carbon Sequestration Study" p36
  3. ↑ Traveling Luck for Río de Acaponeta, Mexico
  4. ↑ Measurement of the ecological flow of the Acaponeta river, Nayarit, comparing different time intervals
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