Rio Conchos
River in the Mexican state of Chihuahua / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the river in Mexico. For the river in the U.S. state of Texas, see Concho River. For the 1964 Western, see Rio Conchos (film).
The Río Conchos (Conchos River) is a large river in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. It joins the Río Bravo del Norte (known in the United States as the Rio Grande) at the town of Ojinaga, Chihuahua.
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Río Conchos | |
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Location | |
Country | Mexico |
State | Chihuahua (state) |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Sierra Madre Occidental |
• location | Guadalupe, Chihuahua |
Mouth | Rio Grande |
• location | Ojinaga, Chihuahua |
• coordinates | 29°35′N 104°25′W[1] |
Length | 560 km (350 mi) |
Basin size | 68,400 km2 (26,400 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• location | IBWC station 08-3730.00, near Ojinaga[2] |
• average | 24 m3/s (850 cu ft/s)[2] |
• minimum | 0.09 m3/s (3.2 cu ft/s) |
• maximum | 1,490 m3/s (53,000 cu ft/s) |
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