Río Grande de Santiago
| Río Grande de Santiago | |
|---|---|
Major rivers of Mexico, with the Rio Grande de Santiago (labelled Rio Santiago) in west–center | |
| Location | |
| Country | Mexico |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Lake Chapala via Ocotlán |
| Mouth | |
• location | Pacific Ocean at San Blas / Santiago Ixcuintla, Nayarit |
• coordinates | 21°37′41″N 105°26′52″W / 21.62806°N 105.44778°W |
| Length | 433 km (269 mi) |
| Basin size | 136,628 square kilometres (52,752 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | Average: 320 cubic metres per second (11,000 cu ft/s) Maximum: 2,113 cubic metres per second (74,600 cu ft/s) Minimum: 29.5 cubic metres per second (1,040 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Mololoa River |
| • right | Río Verde, Juchipila River, Bolaños River, Huaynamota River |
The Río Grande de Santiago, or Santiago River, is a river in western Mexico. It flows westwards from Lake Chapala via Ocotlán through the states of Jalisco and Nayarit to empty into the Pacific Ocean. It is one of the longest rivers in Mexico, measuring up 433 km (269 mi) long.