Grijalva River
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Grijalva River, also Tabasco R. (Spanish: Río Grijalva, known locally also as Río Chiapa) is a 480 km. long river in southeastern Mexico.[1] It is named after Juan de Grijalva who visited the area in 1518.[2] The river rises in Chiapas highlands and flows from Chiapas to the state of Tabasco through the Sumidero Canyon into the Bay of Campeche. The river's drainage basin is 134,400 sq km in size.[3]
After flowing from Lake Nezahualcoyotl, created by the hydroelectric Malpaso Dam, Grijalva River turns northward and eastward, roughly paralleling the Chiapas-Tabasco state border. Flowing through Villahermosa it receives the main arm of the Usumacinta River and empties into the Gulf of Mexico, approx. 10 km. northwest of Frontera. The river is navigable by shallow-draft boats for approximately 100 km upstream. In 2001 a new cable-stayed bridge was constructed to cross the river in the city of Villahermosa.
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- ^ "Grijalva." Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary, 3rd ed. 2001. (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
- ^ World Delta Database
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