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.