Rio Grande River
| Rio Grande |
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Río Bravo del Norte, Tooh Baʼáadii (Navajo), Kótsoi (Jicarilla Apache)
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| Countries |
United States, Mexico
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| States |
Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas
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| 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
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| - right |
Conejos River, Rio Chama, Jemez River, Rio Puerco, Rio Conchos, Rio Salado, Rio Alamo, San Juan River
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| Source |
Canby Mountain, Continental Divide
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| - location |
San Juan Mountains, Rio Grande National Forest, Colorado, United States
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| - elevation |
12,000 ft (3,658 m)
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| - coordinates |
37°47′52″N 107°32′18″W / 37.79778°N 107.53833°W / 37.79778; -107.53833
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| Mouth |
Gulf of Mexico |
| - location |
Cameron County, Texas; Matamoros, Tamaulipas
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| - 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
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| Length |
1,896 mi (3,051 km)
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| Depth |
18 m (59 ft) |
| Basin |
182,200 sq mi (471,900 km2)
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| Discharge |
for Eagle Pass, Texas/Piedras Negras, Coahuila
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| - average |
2,403 cu ft/s (68 m3/s)
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| - 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
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The Rio Grande ( or ; 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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