Escondido River (Coahuila)
| Escondido River | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Coahuila |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Serranias del Burro |
| • coordinates | 28°41′58″N 101°31′2″W / 28.69944°N 101.51722°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,000 m (3,300 ft)[1] |
| Mouth | Rio Grande |
• location | Piedras Negras |
• coordinates | 28°39′43″N 100°30′2″W / 28.66194°N 100.50056°WCoordinates: 28°39′43″N 100°30′2″W / 28.66194°N 100.50056°W[2] |
• elevation | 200 m (660 ft)[1] |
| Length | 150 km (93 mi)[1] |
| Basin size | 3,810 km2 (1,470 sq mi)[3] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | IBWC station 08-4581.50 at Villa de Fuente, Coahuila[3] |
| • average | 1.64 m3/s (58 cu ft/s)[3] |
| • minimum | 0 m3/s (0 cu ft/s) |
| • maximum | 883 m3/s (31,200 cu ft/s) |
The Escondido River (Río Escondido in Spanish, sometimes called Arroyo Río Escondido[4]) is a stream in the state of Coahuila, Mexico, and is a tributary of the Rio Grande.
The Escondido enters the Rio Grande (Rio Bravo del Norte in Mexico) at Rio Grande river kilometer 794 kilometres (493 mi), about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) downriver from Piedras Negras, Coahuila, and Eagle Pass, Texas.[3]
The Escondido originates in the Serranias del Burro mountain range and flows generally east to the Rio Grande. Its main tributary is the , which enters the Escondido about 19 kilometres (12 mi) upriver from the Rio Grande confluence.[3]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b c d Calculated in Google Maps
- ^ Rio Escondido at GEOnet Names Server and adjusted with Google Maps
- ^ a b c d e "Water Bulletin Number 75: Flow of the Rio Grande and Related Data; From Elephant Butte Dam, New Mexico to the Gulf of Mexico". International Boundary and Water Commission. 2005. Archived from the original on 26 September 2010. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
- ^ Arroyo Río Escondido at GEOnet Names Server
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