Baluarte River
The Baluarte River, (Rio del Baluarte) is a river of Mexico in the states of Durango and Sinaloa, traversing 142 km, part of which forms the border between these two states.
| Baluarte River | |
|---|---|
![]() Location of mouth  | |
| Location | |
| Country | Mexico | 
| State | Durango, Sinaloa | 
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
 • location  | Pacific Ocean | 
 • coordinates  | 22°50′27″N 106°01′57″W | 
 • elevation  | Sea level | 
| Length | 142 km (88 mi) | 
The river drains to the Pacific Ocean with a basin of 5,101.67 square kilometres (1,969.77 sq mi).[1]
The portion of the river, near Concordia in Sinaloa, is spanned by the Durango–Mazatlán highway via the Baluarte Bridge - the highest cable-stayed bridge in the world.
References
    
- Atlas of Mexico, 1975 (http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/atlas_mexico/river_basins.jpg).%5B%5D
 - American World Atlas. Prentice Hall. 1984.
 - The New International Atlas. Rand McNally. 1993.
 
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