Fuerte River
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The Fuerte River is a river in the northwestern Mexican state of Sinaloa
. It begins at the junction of the Verde and Urique
rivers, on the Sierra Madre Occidental
mountain range. It flows generally southwest for a distance of 290 km, emptying into the Gulf of California
at Lechuguilla Island, 43 km west of the city of Los Mochis
. The river is surrounded by large mango
plantations which produce the fruits mainly for export to the United States.
The river is dam
med (Miguel Hidalgo Dam) near the town of El Fuerte creating the state's largest reservoir, and the water is used extensively for irrigation of agriculture in northern Sinaloa
, and southern Sonora
.
Sinaloa
Sinaloa officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sinaloa is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 18 municipalities and its capital city is Culiacán Rosales....
. It begins at the junction of the Verde and Urique
Urique River
-References:*Atlas of Mexico, 1975 .*The Prentice Hall American World Atlas, 1984.*Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993....
rivers, on the Sierra Madre Occidental
Sierra Madre Occidental
The Sierra Madre Occidental is a mountain range in western Mexico.-Setting:The range runs north to south, from just south of the Sonora–Arizona border southeast through eastern Sonora, western Chihuahua, Sinaloa, Durango, Zacatecas, Nayarit, Jalisco, Aguascalientes to Guanajuato, where it joins...
mountain range. It flows generally southwest for a distance of 290 km, emptying into the Gulf of California
Gulf of California
The Gulf of California is a body of water that separates the Baja California Peninsula from the Mexican mainland...
at Lechuguilla Island, 43 km west of the city of Los Mochis
Los Mochis
Los Mochis is a coastal city in northern Sinaloa, Mexico. It serves as the municipal seat of the municipality of Ahome. As of the 2010 census, the population was 256,613, which was 61 percent of the municipality's population....
. The river is surrounded by large mango
Mango
The mango is a fleshy stone fruit belonging to the genus Mangifera, consisting of numerous tropical fruiting trees in the flowering plant family Anacardiaceae. The mango is native to India from where it spread all over the world. It is also the most cultivated fruit of the tropical world. While...
plantations which produce the fruits mainly for export to the United States.
The river is dam
Dam
A dam is a barrier that impounds water or underground streams. Dams generally serve the primary purpose of retaining water, while other structures such as floodgates or levees are used to manage or prevent water flow into specific land regions. Hydropower and pumped-storage hydroelectricity are...
med (Miguel Hidalgo Dam) near the town of El Fuerte creating the state's largest reservoir, and the water is used extensively for irrigation of agriculture in northern Sinaloa
Sinaloa
Sinaloa officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sinaloa is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 18 municipalities and its capital city is Culiacán Rosales....
, and southern Sonora
Sonora
Sonora officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sonora is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 72 municipalities; the capital city is Hermosillo....
.
See also
- Copper CanyonCopper CanyonCopper Canyon is a group of canyons consisting of six distinct canyons in the Sierra Tarahumara in the southwestern part of the state of Chihuahua in Mexico...
, The world's largest canyon system, formed by a series of six rivers that are the source waters for the Fuerte River. - List of longest rivers of Mexico