Acaponeta River

The Acaponeta River originates in the State of Durango, México and drains into the Pacific Ocean.[1]

Acaponeta River
Location
CountryMexico
Physical characteristics
Mouth 
  location
Pacific Ocean
Length233 km (145 mi)
Basin size5,603.9 km2 (2,163.7 sq mi)
Discharge 
  average5,000 l/s (66,000 imp gal/min)

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]

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