List of rivers of Mexico
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This is a list of rivers of Mexico, listed from north to south. Alternate names for rivers are given in parentheses.
Rivers flowing into the Gulf of Mexico[change | change source]
- Río Bravo, the name give to Rio Grande in Mexico
- San Fernando River (Conchos River)
- Soto La Marina River (Santander River)
- Pánuco River
- Tamesí River (Guayalejo River)
- Chicayán River
- Santa Maria River (Tamuín River) (Tampoán River)
- Moctezuma River
- Tuxpan River (Túxpam River)
- Cazones River
- Necaxa River (Tecolutla River)
- Nautla River
- Actopan River
- Antigua River (Pescados River)
- Jamapa River
- Cotaxtla River (Atoyac River)
- Papaloapan River
- Coatzacoalcos River
- Uspanapa River (Uxpanapa River)
- Jaltepec River
- Sarabia River
- El Corte River
- Tonalá River (Pedregal River)
- Grijalva River (Tabasco River) (Río Chiapa)
- Candelaria River
- Champotón River
- Hondo River
Rivers flowing into the Pacific Ocean[change | change source]
- Tijuana River
- San Vicente River
- San Antonio River
- Del Rosario River
- San Andres River
- Soledad River
- Arroyo Salado River
- Colorado River
- Sonoyta River
- Concepción River (Magdalena River)
- Sonora River
- San Miguel River (Horcasitas River)
- Mátape River (Malapo River)
- Yaqui River
- Mayo River
- Fuerte River
- Sinaloa River (Mohinora River)
- Culiacán River
- San Lorenzo River
- Piaxtla River
- Presidio River
- Baluarte River
- Teacapan Estuary
- Río San Pedro Mezquital
- Río Grande de Santiago
- Mololoa River
- Huaynamota River (Jesus Maria River)
- Bolaños River
- Juchipila River
- Río Verde (Río San Pedro)
- Calderón River
- Lake Chapala
- Ameca River
- Tomatlán River
- San Nicolás River
- Purificación River
- Chacala River (Cihuatlán River)
- Armería River (Ayuquila River) (Ayutla River)
- Tuxpan River (Coahuayana River)
- Coalcomán River
- Aguililla River
- Balsas River (Mezcala River) (Atoyac River)
- Atoyac River
- Papagayo River
- Ometepec River
- Atoyac River (Río Verde)
- Sordo River
- Atoyaquillo River (Putla River)
- Sordo River
- Colotepec River
- Copalita River
- Tehuantepec River (Quiechapa River)
- Suchiate River
Rivers in endorheic basins[change | change source]
- New River flows to Salton Sea.
Endorheic basin in northern Chihuahua:
- Casas Grandes River
- Santa Maria River
- Carmen River (Santa Clara River)
Endorheic basin of Bolsón de Mapimí:
- Aguanaval River
- Nazas River (Río del Oro)
- Sextín River
- Ramos River (Santiago River)
References[change | change source]
- Atlas of Mexico, 1975 (http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/atlas_mexico/river_basins.jpg).
- The Prentice Hall American World Atlas, 1984.
- National Geographic Atlas of the World, 1992.
- Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
- The Columbia Gazetteer of North America, 2000.
- MSN Encarta World Atlas, 2008 (http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/mapcenter/map.aspx Archived 2008-04-21 at the Wayback Machine).