Grijalva River
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  Location of Grijalva in Mexico | |
| Native name | Río Grijalva or Río Seleguá (Spanish) |
| Location | |
| Country |  Guatemala Mexico |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• location | Gulf of Mexico |
• coordinates | 18°36′10″N 92°41′33″W / 18.60278°N 92.69250°W |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 480 km (300 mi) |
| Basin size | 134,400 km2 (51,900 sq mi)[1] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 3,079 m3/s (108,700 cu ft/s)[1] |
| • minimum | 87 m3/s (3,100 cu ft/s)[1] |
| • maximum | 6,286 m3/s (222,000 cu ft/s)[1] |
Grijalva River, formerly known as Tabasco River, (Spanish: Río Grijalva, known locally also as Río Grande de Chiapas, Río Grande and Mezcalapa River) is a 480 km (300 mi) long river in southeastern Mexico.[2] It is named after Spanish conquistador Juan de Grijalva who visited the area in 1518.[3] This river is born in the Sierra de los Cuchumatanes in the department of Huehuetenango in Guatemala, where it is known as Río Seleguá and is one of the most important rivers in that country.
The river rises from Río Grande de Chiapas in southeastern Chiapas and flows from
river basin, the Grijalva-Usumacinta River.[4] Río Grande de Chiapas rises into Sierra de los Cuchumatanes, Huehuetenango;[5] in Guatemala receives the name "Selegua River
" and also is a large river.
After flowing from
hydroelectric Malpaso Dam, Grijalva River turns northward and eastward, roughly paralleling the Chiapas-Tabasco state border. It flows through Villahermosa (where, in 2001, a new cable-stayed bridge was constructed to cross the river) and empties into the Gulf of Mexico, approximately 10 km (6.2 mi) northwest of Frontera
. The river is navigable by shallow-draft boats for approximately 100 mi (160 km) upstream.
Gallery
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Juan de Grijalva, expedition in 1518. Discovery by the Europeans of the Grijalva River. -
Sketch of the River Tabasco, 1847-48 -
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Grijalva River flowing through Villahermosa. -
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See also
- Chiapas bridge
- List of longest rivers of Mexico
References
- ^ a b c d e "Rio Grijalva River Delta, Mexico, North America". www.geol.lsu.edu. The World Delta Database. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ISBN 0-87779-546-0) Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster Inc., p. 450.
- ^ Diaz del Castillo, Bernal. The Discovery and Conquest of Mexico. Da Capo Press, 1996. p. 21
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- ^ SECTUR D.F. "JARDÍN GRIJALVA" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
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