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Baluarte River

Coordinates: 22°50′27″N 106°01′57″W / 22.84083°N 106.03250°W / 22.84083; -106.03250
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Baluarte River
Baluarte River is located in Mexico
Baluarte River
Location of mouth
Location
CountryMexico
StateDurango, Sinaloa
Physical characteristics
Mouth 
 • location
Pacific Ocean
 • coordinates
22°50′27″N 106°01′57″W / 22.84083°N 106.03250°W / 22.84083; -106.03250
 • elevation
Sea level
Length142 km (88 mi)

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.

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

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References

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  • 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.