Fuerte
Fuerte is a mapped river in the YearMaps hydrographic index. River courses organise settlement, agriculture and frontier-making more durably than any political boundary, and this reach is indexed against the dams, lakes and cities within its catchment.
- Feature Class
- River
- Coordinates
- 26.38°, -108.68°
About Fuerte
The Fuerte River is a river in the state of Sinaloa, in northwestern Mexico. It flows from headwaters in the Sierra Madre Occidental to the Pacific Ocean in the Gulf of California.
Encyclopedic summary adapted from Wikipedia: Fuerte River (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Fuerte in Depth
Course
It begins at the junction of the Rio Verde (also called the Rio San Miguel) and Urique River, in the Sierra Madre Occidental mountain range. It flows generally southwest for a distance of 290 kilometres (180 mi), with its river mouth on the Gulf of California at Lechuguilla Island, 43 kilometres (27 mi) west of the city of Los Mochis.
Miguel Hidalgo Dam impounds the river near the town of El Fuerte creating the state's largest reservoir, Embalse de Gustavo Diaz Ordaz. The water is used extensively for agricultural irrigation in northern Sinaloa and southern Sonora states.
Sections adapted from Wikipedia: Fuerte River (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Fuerte: Key Facts
| Source | Copper Canyon |
|---|---|
| Mouth | Gulf of California |
Facts from Wikidata Q514864 (CC0).
Major River Dossiers
Hand-written studies of the great river systems of history.
Connected Reaches
Nearby watercourses in the same drainage network.
Water Bodies in the Catchment
Settlements Along the Reach
Hydraulic Infrastructure Nearby
Surrounding Terrain
Fuerte: Quick Answers
- Where is Fuerte?
- Fuerte is located in Mexico, at 26.3785° N, 108.6766° W.
- Are there dams on the Fuerte?
- No dam on the Fuerte is recorded in the YearMaps dam index, which covers major structures only.