The Moctezuma River (Río Moctezuma) is a river in
Mexico
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that drains the eastern side of the
Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
The Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt (), also known as the Transvolcanic Belt and locally as the (''Snowy Mountain Range''), is an active volcanic belt that covers central-southern Mexico. Several of its highest peaks have snow all year long, and dur ...
(Sierra Nevada). It is a tributary of the
Pánuco River
The Pánuco River (, ), also known as the ''Río de Canoas'', is a river in Mexico fed by several tributaries including the Moctezuma River and emptying into the Gulf of Mexico. The river is approximately long and passes through or borders the ...
and flows through the Mexican states of
Hidalgo
Hidalgo may refer to:
People
* Hidalgo (nobility), members of the Spanish nobility
* Hidalgo (surname)
Places
Mexico
:''Most, if not all, named for Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla (1753–1811)''
* Hidalgo (state), in central Mexico
* Hidalgo, Coah ...
,
Querétaro
Querétaro, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Querétaro, is one of the Political divisions of Mexico, 32 federal entities of Mexico. It is divided into Municipalities of Querétaro, 18 municipalities. Its capital city is Querétaro Cit ...
, and
San Luis Potosí
San Luis Potosí, officially the Free and Sovereign State of San Luis Potosí, is one of the 32 states which compose the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 59 municipalities and is named after its capital city, San Luis Potosí.
It ...
.
Course
The Moctezuma arises in the Zimapán Dam, this reservoir is formed by the
Tula and
San Juan San Juan, Spanish for Saint John (disambiguation), Saint John, most commonly refers to:
* San Juan, Puerto Rico
* San Juan, Argentina
* San Juan, Metro Manila, a highly urbanized city in the Philippines
San Juan may also refer to:
Places Arge ...
rivers which join in the reservoir to form the Moctezuma River later downstream of the dam. The
Zimapán Dam, is a hydroelectric dam about 15 km southwest of the town of
Zimapán. At
Tamazunchale it receives the
Amajac River
The Amajac River is a river of central−eastern Mexico.
Geography
It flows through Hidalgo and San Luis Potosí states.
In San Luis Potosí it joins the Moctezuma River at Tamazunchale. The Moctezuma is a tributary of the Pánuco River and G ...
. Below the town of
Tanquián de Escobedo it forms the border between the states of San Luis Potosí and Veracruz. It receives the Tempoal River at
El Higo. It ends at its confluence with the Tamuín River (Tampaón River) where together they form the Pánuco River.
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 ...
Notes and references
;Sources:
*Atlas of Mexico, 1975 (https://www.webcitation.org/689BebJNR?url=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.
Rivers of the State of Mexico
Rivers of Hidalgo (state)
Rivers of Querétaro
Rivers of San Luis Potosí
Rivers of Veracruz
Tributaries of the Pánuco River
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