- Conchos River
:"This article is about the river in Mexico. For the river in the U.S. state of Texas, see
Concho River . For the 1964 Western, seeRio Conchos (film) ."The Conchos River "(Río Conchos)" is a large river in the
Mexican state ofChihuahua . It meets the Río Bravo del Norte / Rio Grande at the town ofOjinaga, Chihuahua .Description
The Conchos is the main river in the state of Chihuahua and the Rio Grande's main Mexican tributary. It has several reservoirs that make use of its water for agricultural and hydropower uses.
The Conchos rises in the
Sierra Madre Occidental nearBocoyna, Chihuahua , where it heads east and receives several tributaries along the way. AtZaragoza, Chihuahua , it is stopped at the Presa de la Boquilla dam, the largest in Chihuahua forming Toronto Lake. It then heads east again forming Colina Lake and then passes throughCamargo, Chihuahua , the main agricultural center in the region, where it receives the Florido as a tributary.From there the Conchos heads north, receiving the San Pedro near
Delicias, Chihuahua , entering the Chihuahua Desert and cutting a path through it, before turning to the northeast. AtAldama, Chihuahua , it is dammed by the Presa El Granero, then cuts through a canyon called the Peguis Canyon, before forming a last dam (Toribio Ortega) near Ojinaga. At Ojinaga it joins the Rio Bravo (Grande).
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