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Culiacán River
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Culiacán River is located in Mexico
Culiacán River
Location of mouth
Other name(s) Rio Culiacán
Country Mexico
State Sinaloa
Physical characteristics
Main source Culiacán
River mouth Gulf of California, Pacific Ocean
Sea level
24°29′32″N 107°43′55″W / 24.49222°N 107.73194°W / 24.49222; -107.73194 (Culiacán River)

The Culiacán River is a river that is formed at the confluence of the Tamazula River and Humaya River, located in Culiacán city of Sinaloa state, in northwestern Mexico.

The river flows from the Sierra Madre Occidental headwaters confluence generally westwards and down into the Gulf of California of the Pacific Ocean.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Río Culiacán para niños

  • Mexican golden trout — endemic to the headwaters area of this and several other rivers in the Sierra Madre Occidental.
  • List of longest rivers of Mexico
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