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Rio Grande

The Rio Grande is a river in North America, about 3,051 km long. It flows through the United States of America and Mexico. It is the fifth-longest river in North America, and one of the 20 longest rivers in the world. In the United States of America, it is the fifth-longest river; in Mexico, it is even the longest. Its drainage basin (471,900 km²) is the second-largest in Mexico.

Length
3,051 km
Mouth
Gulf of Mexico
Drainage basin
471,900 km²
Mean discharge
85 m³/s
Continent
North America

Countries

United States of AmericaMexico

Flows through

Amistad ReservoirFalcon International ReservoirElephant Butte Reservoir

Tributaries

  1. 1Pecos River1,560 km
  2. 2Rio Conchos910 km
  3. 3Salado444 km
  4. 4Río San Juan307 km

Rivers nearby

  1. 1Double Mountain Fork Brazos River332 km
  2. 2Colorado1,387 km
  3. 3North Fork Red River449 km
  4. 4Frio322 km
  5. 5Brazos River1,352 km
  6. 6West Fork Trinity River397 km
  7. 7Nueces River507 km
  8. 8Washita472 km
  9. 9Guadalupe700 km
  10. 10Canadian River1,458 km

Sources

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