Culiacán River
Culiacán River Rio Culiacán | |
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![]() 'Culiacan River | |
Location | |
Country | Mexico |
State | Sinaloa |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Culiacán |
Mouth | |
• location | Gulf of California, Pacific Ocean |
• coordinates | 24°29′32″N 107°43′55″W / 24.49222°N 107.73194°W |
• elevation | Sea level |
The Culiacán River is a river that is formed at the confluence of the Tamazula River and Humaya River, located in Culiacán city of Sinaloa state, in northwestern Mexico.[1]
The river flows from the Sierra Madre Occidental headwaters confluence generally westwards and down into the Gulf of California of the Pacific Ocean.
See also[edit]
- Mexican golden trout — endemic to the headwaters area of this and several other rivers in the Sierra Madre Occidental.
- List of longest rivers of Mexico
References[edit]
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- ^ "Rio Culiacán". GeoNames. Retrieved July 26, 2021.