Escondido River (Coahuila) Explained

Escondido River
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Mexico
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Coahuila
Length:150km (90miles)
Discharge1 Location:IBWC station 08-4581.50 at Villa de Fuente, Coahuila
Discharge1 Min:0m3/s
Discharge1 Avg:1.64m3/s
Discharge1 Max:883m3/s
Source1:Serranias del Burro
Source1 Coordinates:28.6994°N -101.5172°W
Source1 Elevation:1000m (3,000feet)[1]
Mouth:Rio Grande
Mouth Location:Piedras Negras
Mouth Coordinates:28.6619°N -100.5006°W[2]
Mouth Elevation:200m (700feet)
Basin Size:3810km2

The Escondido River (Río Escondido in Spanish, sometimes called Arroyo Río Escondido) is a stream in the state of Coahuila, Mexico, and is a tributary of the Rio Grande.

The Escondido enters the Rio Grande (Rio Bravo del Norte in Mexico) at Rio Grande river kilometer 794km (493miles), about 5km (03miles) downriver from Piedras Negras, Coahuila, and Eagle Pass, Texas.[3]

The Escondido originates in the Serranias del Burro mountain range and flows generally east to the Rio Grande. Its main tributary is the Rio San Antonio, which enters the Escondido about 19km (12miles) upriver from the Rio Grande confluence.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Calculated in Google Maps
  2. and adjusted with Google Maps
  3. Web site: Water Bulletin Number 75: Flow of the Rio Grande and Related Data; From Elephant Butte Dam, New Mexico to the Gulf of Mexico . 2005 . . 17 July 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100926025203/http://www.ibwc.gov/Water_Data/water_bulletins.html . 26 September 2010 .