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Rio Grande

Rio Grande
Río Bravo del Norte, Tooh Baʼáadii (Navajo), Kótsoi (Jicarilla Apache)
Rio Grande in Big Bend NP.jpg
The Rio Grande at Big Bend National Park, on the Mexico–U.S. border
Countries United States, Mexico
States Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas
Tributaries
 - left Red River, Rio Hondo, Rio Pueblo de Taos, Embudo River, Santa Fe River, Galisteo Creek, Alamito Creek, Terlingua Creek, Pecos River, Devils River
 - right Conejos River, Rio Chama, Jemez River, Rio Puerco, Rio Conchos, Rio Salado, Rio Alamo, San Juan River
Source Canby Mountain, Continental Divide
 - location San Juan Mountains, Rio Grande National Forest, Colorado, United States
 - elevation 12,000 ft (3,658 m)
 - coordinates 37°47′52″N 107°32′18″W / 37.79778°N 107.53833°W / 37.79778; -107.53833 
Mouth Gulf of Mexico
 - location Cameron County, Texas; Matamoros, Tamaulipas
 - elevation 0 ft (0 m)
 - coordinates 25°57′22″N 97°8′43″W / 25.95611°N 97.14528°W / 25.95611; -97.14528Coordinates: 25°57′22″N 97°8′43″W / 25.95611°N 97.14528°W / 25.95611; -97.14528 
Length 1,896 mi (3,051 km)
Depth 18 m (59 ft)
Basin 182,200 sq mi (471,900 km2)
Discharge for Eagle Pass, Texas/Piedras Negras, Coahuila
 - average 2,403 cu ft/s (68 m3/s)
 - max 964,000 cu ft/s (27,297 m3/s)
 - min 24 cu ft/s (1 m3/s)
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Map of the Rio Grande drainage basin

The Rio Grande (/ˈr ˈɡrænd/ or /ˈr ˈɡrɑːndɛ/; Spanish: Río Bravo del Norte, pronounced: [ˈri.o ˈβɾaβo ðel ˈnorte] or simply Río Bravo) is one of the principal rivers in the southwest United States and northern Mexico (the other being the Colorado River). The Rio Grande begins in south-central Colorado in the United States and flows to the Gulf of Mexico. Along the way, it forms part of the Mexico–United States border. According to the International Boundary and Water Commission, its total length was 1,896 miles (3,051 km) in the late 1980s, though course shifts occasionally result in length changes. Depending on how it is measured, the Rio Grande is the fourth- or fifth-longest river system in North America.


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