The Mayo River is located in the
Mexican state
A Mexican State (), officially the Free and Sovereign State (), is a constituent federative entity of Mexico according to the Constitution of Mexico. Currently there are 31 states, each with its own constitution, government, state governor, a ...
of
Sonora
Sonora (), officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sonora (), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the Administrative divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. The state is divided into Municipalities of Sonora, 72 ...
.
The
Adolfo Ruiz Cortines Dam, named after a
former president of Mexico, generates electricity and irrigates agriculture in the Mayo Valley. It is 30 km east of the city of
Navojoa
Navojoa is the fifth-largest city in the northern Mexico, Mexican States of Mexico, state of Sonora and is situated in the southern part of the state. The city is the administrative seat of Navojoa Municipality, located in the Mayo River (Mexico), ...
, in the municipality of
Álamos
Álamos () is a town in Álamos Municipality in the States of Mexico, Mexican state of Sonora, in northwestern Mexico.
Historically an important center of silver mining, the town's economy is now dominated by the tourist sector. Designated a ...
.
See also
*
List of longest rivers of Mexico
References
Rivers of the Gulf of California
Rivers of Sonora
Rivers of the Sierra Madre Occidental
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