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The Calderón River is a tributary of the Lerma Santiago River that flows westward from the Altos region of
Jalisco Jalisco (, , ; Nahuatl: Xalixco), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Jalisco ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Jalisco ; Nahuatl: Tlahtohcayotl Xalixco), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Federal En ...
to its junction with the Lerma Santiago River in Tonalá. The River contains a number of dams, including the Elías González Chávez Dam built in 1991 located in the municipality of
Acatic Acatic is a town and municipality, in Jalisco in central-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 362.39 km². The town produces mainly Spanish style shingles, brick, adobe floor tile, chia, corn, and tequila Tequila (; ) is a ...
and La Red Dam built in 1967 in the municipality of Tepatitlán de Morelos. One of the oldest bridges over the river in the municipality of
Zapotlanejo Zapotlanejo is a town and municipality in the Mexican state of Jalisco. According to the 2020 census, there were 63,634 inhabitants in the municipality. The municipality has a territorial extension of 643.02 km2. Toponymy Zapotlanejo is a ...
, the Calderón Bridge, was the site of a decisive battle in the
Mexican War of Independence The Mexican War of Independence ( es, Guerra de Independencia de México, links=no, 16 September 1810 – 27 September 1821) was an armed conflict and political process resulting in Mexico's independence from Spain. It was not a single, co ...
. Rivers of Jalisco Río Grande de Santiago {{Mexico-river-stub