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The Baluarte River, (Rio del Baluarte) is a river of Mexico in the states of Durango and Sinaloa, traversing 142 km, part of which forms the border between these two states.

Baluarte River
Location of mouth
Location
Country	Mexico
State	Durango, Sinaloa
Physical characteristics
Mouth
• location	Pacific Ocean
• coordinates	22°50′27″N 106°01′57″W
• elevation	Sea level
Length	142 km (88 mi)

The river drains to the Pacific Ocean with a basin of 5,101.67 square kilometres (1,969.77 sq mi).[1]

The portion of the river, near Concordia in Sinaloa, is spanned by the Durango–Mazatlán highway via the Baluarte Bridge - the highest cable-stayed bridge in the world.

See also

• List of rivers of Mexico
• List of rivers of the Americas by coastline

References

• Atlas of Mexico, 1975 (http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/atlas_mexico/river_basins.jpg).%5B%5D
• American World Atlas. Prentice Hall. 1984.
• The New International Atlas. Rand McNally. 1993.

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