Mayo River (Mexico)

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Mayo River
Rio Mayo en Mesa Colorada
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Location of mouth
Location
Country Mexico
State Sonora
Physical characteristics
Mouth Gulf of California
  coordinates
26°43′48″N109°47′32″W / 26.7301°N 109.7921°W / 26.7301; -109.7921

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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References

  1. The Rio Mayo at the end of the 20th Century, Google books
  2. "Mayo". GeoNames. Retrieved July 26, 2021.