Mayo River (Mexico) Explained

Mayo River
Name Other:Rio Mayo en Mesa Colorada
Pushpin Map:Mexico
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of mouth
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Mexico
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Sonora
Mouth:Gulf of California

The Mayo River is located in the Mexican state of Sonora.[1] [2]

The Adolfo Ruiz Cortines Dam, named after a former president of Mexico, generates electricity and irrigates agriculture in the Mayo Valley. It is 30 km east of the city of Navojoa, in the municipality of Álamos.

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Notes and References

  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=2_YXlFAj458C&dq=mayo+river+sierra+madre&pg=PA3 The Rio Mayo at the end of the 20th Century
  2. Web site: Mayo . GeoNames . July 26, 2021.