The Bolaños River is a
river
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in
Mexico
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flowing through the
Sierra Madre Occidental
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, and a
tributary
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of
Río Grande de Santiago
The Río Grande de Santiago, or Santiago River, is a river in western Mexico. It flows westwards from Lake Chapala via Ocotlán through the states of Jalisco and Nayarit to empty into the Pacific Ocean. It is one of the longest rivers in Mexic ...
. It has a length of and a
watershed of about .
Geography
The river's origin is in the state of
Zacatecas
Zacatecas, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Zacatecas, is one of the Political divisions of Mexico, 31 states of Mexico. It is divided into Municipalities of Zacatecas, 58 municipalities and its capital city is Zacatecas City, Zacatec ...
, about west of the city of
Fresnillo
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, about south of
Tropic of Cancer
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. It flows south between the
Sierra los Huicholes on the west and the
Sierra de Morones on the east. It enters the state of
Jalisco
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some later, eventually draining into the
Lerma Santiago River, approximately northwest of the city of
Tequila
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. The last of the river form the boundary between the states of Jalisco and
Nayarit
Nayarit, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Nayarit, is one of the 31 states that, along with Mexico City, comprise the Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in Municipalities of Nayarit, 20 municipalit ...
.
The principal municipalities transversed by the Bolaños River include:
* in Zacatecas: San Mateo and Valparaiso;
* in Jalisco:
Mezquitic,
Villa Guerrero,
Bolaños,
Chimaltitán and
San Martín de Bolaños.
See also
*
List of rivers of Mexico
This is a list of rivers of Mexico, listed from north to south. There are 246 rivers on this list. Alternate names for rivers are given in parentheses.
Rivers flowing into the Gulf of Mexico
*Rio Grande, Río Bravo, the name of the Rio Grande in ...
References
*Atlas of Mexico, 1975 (https://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/maps/atlas_mexico/river_basins.jpg).
*The Prentice Hall American World Atlas, 1984.
*Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
Rivers of Zacatecas
Rivers of Jalisco
Rivers of Nayarit
Rivers of the Sierra Madre Occidental
Río Grande de Santiago
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