Rio Grande

Rio Grande
Río Bravo del Norte, Tooh Baʼáadii (in Navajo), Kótsoi (in Jicarilla Apache)
The Rio Grande in Texas, c. 1899
Kintras	Unitit States, Mexico
States	Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas
Tributaries
- left	Red River, Rio Hondo, Rio Pueblo de Taos, Embudo River, Santa Fe River, Galisteo Creek, Alamito Creek, Terlingua Creek, Pecos River, Devils River
- right	Conejos River, Rio Chama, Rio Conchos, Rio Salado, Rio Alamo, San Juan River
Soorce	Canby Mountain, Continental Divide
- location	San Juan Mountains, Rio Grande National Forest[1], Colorado, Unitit States
- elevation	12,000 ft (3,658 m) [2]
- coordinates	37°47′52″N 107°32′18″W / 37.79778°N 107.53833°W / 37.79778; -107.53833 [3]
Mooth	Gulf of Mexico
- location	Cameron Coonty, Texas; Matamoros, Tamaulipas
- elevation	0 ft (0 m)
- coordinates	25°57′22″N 97°8′43″W / 25.95611°N 97.14528°W / 25.95611; -97.14528Coordinates: 25°57′22″N 97°8′43″W / 25.95611°N 97.14528°W / 25.95611; -97.14528 [3]
Lenth	1,896 mi (3,051 km) [2]
Basin	182,200 sq mi (471,900 km2) [4]
Discharge	for Eagle Pass, Texas/Piedras Negras, Coahuila
- average	2,403 cu ft/s (68 m3/s) [5]
- max	964,000 cu ft/s (27,297 m3/s)
- min	24 cu ft/s (1 m3/s)
Map o the Rio Grande drainage basin

The Rio Grande (/ˈriːoʊ ˈɡrænd/; Spaingie: Río Bravo del Norte or Río Bravo, [ˈri.o ˈβra.βo]) is a river that flows frae soothwastren Colorado in the Unitit States tae the Gulf o Mexico. Alang the wey it forms pairt o the Mexico-Unitit States border. Accordin tae the International Boundary and Water Commission, its tot lenth wis 1,896 mile (3,051 km) in the late 1980s, tho course shifts occasionally result in lenth changes. Dependin on hou it is measured, the Rio Grande is the fowert or fift langest river seestem in North Americae.^[2]

The river serves as a natural border atween the U.S. state o Texas an the Mexican states o Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, an Tamaulipas. A vera short stretch o the river serves as the boondar atween the U.S. states o Texas an New Mexico. Syne the mid–20t century, hivy water consumption o ferms an ceeties alang the river haes left anerly 20% o its natural dischairge tae flow tae the Gulf. Near the river's mooth, the hivily irrigatit Rio Grande Valley is a important agricultural region. The Rio Grande is ane o 19 Great Waters recognisit bi the Americae's Great Waters Coalition.^[6]

The Rio Grande's watershed covers 182,200 square mile (472,000 km²).^[4] Mony endorheic basins are situatit athin, or adjacent tae, the Rio Grande's basin, an thir are whiles includit in the river basin's tot aurie, increasin its size tae aboot 336,000 square mile (870,000 km²).^[7]

1. ↑ Rio Grande frae the Handbeuk o Texas Online
2. ↑ ^{a b c} Metz, Leon C. "Rio Grande". The Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved 17 Julie 2010.
3. ↑ ^{a b} U.S. Geological Survey Geografic Names Information Seestem: Rio Grande
4. ↑ ^{a b} "Rio Grande NASQAN Program". United States Geological Survey. Archived frae the original on 4 Julie 2011. Retrieved 17 Julie 2010.
5. ↑ "Water Bulletin Number 75: Flow of the Rio Grande and Related Data; From Elephant Butte Dam, New Mexico to the Gulf of Mexico". International Boundary and Water Commission. 2005. Archived frae the original on 18 Apryle 2020. Retrieved 17 Julie 2010.
6. ↑ National Wildlife Federation (August 18, 2010). "America's Great Waters Coalition". Archived frae the original on 2011-08-15. Retrieved 2011-18-20. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
7. ↑ Benke, Arthur C. (2005). Rivers of North America. Academic Press. pp. 186–192. ISBN 978-0-12-088253-3. Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)