Río Verde (Oaxaca)
| Río Verde | |
| Name origin: Spanish: green river | |
| Country | Mexico |
|---|---|
| State | Oaxaca |
| Source | Confluence of the Atoyaquillo and Colorado Rivers |
| - location | Santiago Ixtayutla, Oaxaca, Mexico |
| - coordinates | 16°35′35″N 97°37′23″W / 16.593°N 97.623°W |
| Mouth | Pacific Ocean |
| - location | El Azufre, Oaxaca, Mexico |
| - coordinates | 15°59′02″N 97°47′31″W / 15.984°N 97.792°WCoordinates: 15°59′02″N 97°47′31″W / 15.984°N 97.792°W |
| Length | 342 km (213 mi) [1][lower-alpha 1] |
| Basin | 18,812 km2 (7,263 sq mi) [1] |
The Río Verde is a river in the state of Oaxaca in Mexico. It is formed by the confluence of the Atoyaquillo and Colorado Rivers near the village of Santiago Ixtayutla and flows south to its mouth at El Azufre on the Pacific Ocean, on the western border of Lagunas de Chacahua National Park.[2] A major tributary is the Atoyac, which drains the Oaxaca Valley and flows into the Río Verde at Paso de la Reina, where a proposal to build a large hydroelectric dam project has been opposed by local communities.[3][4] The combined length of the Atoyac and lower Verde is 342 kilometres (213 mi) and the river system as a whole drains a watershed of 18,812 square kilometres (7,263 sq mi).[1]
Several notable Postclassic archaeological sites are located in the valley of the lower Río Verde, including Tututepec and Río Viejo.[5]
References
- 1 2 3 Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, ed. (June 2010). Statistics on Water in Mexico (PDF) (10th ed.). National Water Commission in Mexico (CONAGUA). p. 36. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ↑ NE 14-11 Santiago Pinotepa Nacional, Mexico (Map). 1:250,000. Joint Operations Graphic (Air). United States Government. 2000.
- ↑ "Río Verde". Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ↑ El paso de la Reina
- ↑ Elson, Christina (2012). "Cultural evolution in the southern highlands of Mexico". The Oxford Handbook of Mesoamerican Archaeology. USA: OUP. ISBN 0195390938.
