The Baluarte River, (Rio del Baluarte) is a river of Mexico in the states of Durango and Sinaloa, traversing 142 km, part of which forms the border between these two states.
| Baluarte River | |
|---|---|
  Location of mouth | |
| Location | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Durango, Sinaloa |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• location | Pacific Ocean |
• coordinates | 22°50′27″N 106°01′57″W / 22.84083°N 106.03250°W |
• elevation | Sea level |
| Length | 142 km (88 mi) |
The river drains to the Pacific Ocean with a basin of 5,101.67 square kilometres (1,969.77 sq mi).[1]
The portion of the river, near Concordia in Sinaloa, is spanned by the Durango–Mazatlán highway via the Baluarte Bridge - the highest cable-stayed bridge in the world.
See also
editReferences
edit- Atlas of Mexico, 1975 (http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/atlas_mexico/river_basins.jpg).[permanent dead link]
- American World Atlas. Prentice Hall. 1984.
- The New International Atlas. Rand McNally. 1993.
 | This article related to a river in Mexico is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |