RíO GRANDE DE SANTIAGO

The 'Río Grande de Santiago' (not to be confused with the Rio Grande river forming part of the Mexico/United States border) is a river in Mexico with a length of 433 kilometers. The river begins at Lake Chapala and continues roughly north-west through the Sierra Madre Occidental, receiving the Verde, Juchipila, Bolaños, and other tributaries. The Aguamilpa dam was built in 1997 creating a reservoir covering a large part of the territor of the municipality of El Nayar in Nayarit. It descends to the coastal lowlands, passing by Santiago Ixcuintla and empties into the Pacific Ocean 16 km northwest of San Blas, in Nayarit.
The river is viewed by some sources as a continuation of the Lerma River, which flows into Lake Chapala.

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★ Water Resources Atlas