List of rivers of Mexico facts for kids
Mexico is a country with many amazing rivers! This page lists the main rivers in Mexico, starting from the north and going all the way to the south. You'll find 246 rivers here, and sometimes they have more than one name. If a river has another name, you'll see it in parentheses.
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Rivers Flowing into the Gulf of Mexico
- Río Bravo, which is the name for the Rio Grande in Mexico
- San Juan River
- Pesquería River
- Salinas River
- Pesquería River
- Salado River
- Sabinas Hidalgo River
- Candela River
- Sabinas River
- Conchos River
- Chuviscar River
- San Pedro River
- Florida River
- Parral River
- Balleza River (also called San Juan River)
- San Juan River
- San Fernando River (also called Conchos River)
- Soto La Marina River (also called Santander River)
- Purificación River
- Pánuco River
- Tamesí River (also called Guayalejo River)
- Chicayán River
- Santa Maria River (also called Tamuín River or Tampoán River)
- Río Verde
- Moctezuma River
- Tempoal River
- Amajac River
- Extoraz River
- Tula River
- Tuxpan River
- Pantepec River
- Vinazco River
- Cazones River
- Tecolutla River
- Nautla River
- Bobos River
- Actopan River
- Antigua River (also called Pescados River)
- Jamapa River
- Cotaxtla River (also called Atoyac River)
- Blanco River (also called Río Blanco)
- Papaloapan River
- San Juan River
- Lalana River
- Trinidad River
- Tesechoacan River
- Playa Vicente River
- Tonto River
- Amapa River
- Santo Domingo River
- Salado River (also called Zapotitlán River)
- Río Grande
- Valle Nacional River
- San Juan River
- Coatzacoalcos River
- Uspanapa River (also called Uxpanapa River)
- Jaltepec River
- Sarabia River
- El Corte River
- Tonalá River (also called Pedregal River)
- Grijalva River (also called Tabasco River or Río Chiapa)
- Usumacinta River
- San Pedro y San Pablo River (a branch of the river)
- Palizada River (a branch of the river)
- San Pedro River
- Lacantún River
- Jataté River
- Tzaconejá River
- Salinas River (also called Chixoy River)
- Tulija River
- Chilapa River
- Tacotalpa River
- Teapa River
- La Venta River
- Encajonado River
- Suchiapa River
- Santo Domingo River
- Cuilco River
- Usumacinta River
- Chumpan River
- Candelaria River
- Mamantel River
- Champotón River
- Hondo River
Rivers Flowing into the Pacific Ocean
- Tijuana River
- Las Palmas River
- San Vicente River
- San Antonio River
- Del Rosario River
- San Andres River
- Soledad River
- Arroyo Salado River
- Colorado River
- Hardy River
- Gila River
- Sonoyta River
- Concepción River (also called Magdalena River)
- Sonora River
- San Miguel River (also called Horcasitas River)
- Mátape River (also called Malapo River)
- Yaqui River
- Moctezuma River
- Sahuaripa River
- Bavispe River (also called Bavisque River)
- Rio San Bernardino
- Rio Fronteras
- Rio San Bernardino
*Rio Agua Prieta
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- Arroyo Cajón Bonito
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- Aros River
- Mulatos River
- Tutuaca River
- Sirupa River
- Tomochic River
- Papigochic River
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- Mayo River
- Fuerte River
- Rio Cuchujaqui
- Choix River
- Río Verde, also known as San Miguel River or Sinforeza River
- Urique River
- San Ignacio River, a.k.a. Recowata River
- Batopilas River
- Urique River
- Chínipas River
- Septentrion River
- Cerocahui River
- Oteros River
- Uruachi River
- Tepochique River
- Mochomo River
- Septentrion River
*Huachajuri River **Arroyo Monterde
- Sinaloa River (also called Mohinora River)
- Culiacán River
- Humaya River
- Tamazula River
- San Lorenzo River
- Piaxtla River
- Elota River
- Presidio River
- Baluarte River
- Teacapan Estuary
- Río San Pedro Mezquital
- Animas River
- Río Grande de Santiago
- Mololoa River
- Huaynamota River (also called Jesús María River)
- Atengo River (also called Chapalagana River)
- Huajimic River
- Camotlán River
- Atengo River (also called Chapalagana River)
- Bolaños River
- Colotlán River
- Jerez River
- Mezquitic River
- Colotlán River
- Juchipila River
- Calvillo River
- Río Verde (also called Río San Pedro)
- Los Lagos River
- Calderón River
- Lake Chapala
- Lerma River
- Turbio River
- Guanajuato River
- Apaseo River
- Lerma River
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- Zula River
- Huaracha River
- Duero River
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- Ameca River
- Mascota River
- Atenguillo River
- Remus River
- Tomatlán River
- San Nicolás River
- Purificación River
- Chacala River (also called Cihuatlán River)
- Armería River (also called Ayuquila River or Ayutla River)
- Tuxpan River (also called Coahuayana River)
- Coalcomán River
- Aguililla River
- Balsas River (also called Mezcala River or Atoyac River)
- Tepalcatepec River (also called Río Grande)
- Cupatitzio River (also called Del Marques River)
- Río del Oro
- Cutzamala River
- Ixtapan River
- Temascaltepec River
- Bejucos River
- Amacuzac River
- Tlapaneco River
- Nexapa River
- Mixteco River
- San Martín River
- Zahuapan River
- Tepalcatepec River (also called Río Grande)
- Atoyac River
- Papagayo River
- Omitlán River
- Ometepec River
- Quetzala River
- Río Verde
- Atoyac River
- Atoyaquillo River (also called Putla River)
- Colotepec River
- Copalita River
- Tehuantepec River (also called Quiechapa River)
- Tequisistlán River
- Suchiate River
Endorheic Basins: Rivers That Don't Reach the Ocean
Some rivers flow into areas called endorheic basins. This means their water stays in a specific area and doesn't flow out to the ocean.
- Salton Sea in California, USA
- New River (also called Río Nuevo)
- Guzmán Basin in northern Chihuahua
- Casas Grandes River
- Santa Maria River
- Carmen River (also called Santa Clara River)
- Bolsón de Mapimí
- Aguanaval River
- Trujillo River
- Nazas River (also called Río del Oro)
- Sextín River
- Ramos River (also called Santiago River)
- Tepehuanes River
- Aguanaval River
See also
In Spanish: Anexo:Ríos de México para niños
- List of rivers of the Americas by coastline
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