The Cutzamala River is a river of

Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

. It originates in the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt of Central Mexico in the state of

Michoacán Michoacán, formally Michoacán de Ocampo (; Purépecha: ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Michoacán de Ocampo ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Michoacán de Ocampo), is one of the 32 states which comprise the Federal Entities of ...

. Dams on the upper portion of river provide water to

Mexico City Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous city in North America. One of the world's alpha cities, it is located in the Valley o ...

, via an aqueduct over the mountains known as the Cutzamala System. The lower Cutzamala forms part of the border between Michoacán and Guerrero states. It empties into the Balsas River near

Ciudad Altamirano, Guerrero Ciudad Altamirano, is a Mexican city of the state of Guerrero and serves as the municipal seat for Pungarabato. It is part of the Tierra Caliente region of said entity. It stands on the Cutzamala River, one of the main tributaries of the Balsas ...

References

*Atlas of Mexico, 1975 (http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/atlas_mexico/river_basins.jpg). *The Prentice Hall American World Atlas, 1984. *Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993. Balsas River Rivers of Guerrero Rivers of Michoacán {{Mexico-river-stub

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