Culiacán River | |
Name Other: | Rio Culiacán |
Pushpin Map: | Mexico |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of mouth |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | Mexico |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Sinaloa |
Source1 Location: | Culiacán |
Mouth Location: | Gulf of California, Pacific Ocean |
Mouth Coordinates: | 24.4922°N -107.7319°W |
Mouth Elevation: | Sea level |
The Culiacán River is a river that is formed at the confluence of the Tamazula River and Humaya River, located in Culiacán city of Sinaloa state, in northwestern Mexico.[1]
The river flows from the Sierra Madre Occidental headwaters confluence generally westwards and down into the Gulf of California of the Pacific Ocean.