Acaponeta River

Acaponeta River

Infobox River | river_name = Acaponeta


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origin = ?
mouth = Pacific Ocean
basin_countries = Mexico
length = convert|233|km
elevation = ?
discharge = 5000 l/s
watershed = 5.603,9 Km²

The Acaponeta River is formed in the State of Durango, México.

Its surface covers convert|5603.9|km2. From its beginning to where it penetrates Nayarit, the river takes the name Quebrada de San Bartolo, and after this point, it is called Río Acaponeta.

Crossing the municipalities of Pueblo Nuevo, Durango; and Huajicori and Acaponeta, in Nayarit; it passes by the regions of Mineral de Cucharas, Quiviquinta, Huajicori, Acaponeta, San Felipe Aztatán, Tecuala and Quimichis; with its mouth in Estero de Teacapán, in a place called Puerta del Río (River's gate).

The river has a total length of convert|233|km until Barra del Novillero; in the last convert|40|km, given its gentle slope, it is navagable by canoe, even in the dry seasons.


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