Río Nazas

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Río Nazas
The Francisco Zarco Dam that collects the waters of the Nazas River

The Francisco Zarco Dam that collects the waters of the Nazas River

Data
location States of Durango and Coahuila , Mexico
River system Río Nazas
source in the Sierra Madre Occidental
25 ° 43 ′ 29 ″  N , 102 ° 47 ′ 0 ″  W
muzzle in the Laguna de Mayrán Coordinates: 25 ° 36 ′ 34 "  N , 105 ° 0 ′ 41"  W 25 ° 36 ′ 34 "  N , 105 ° 0 ′ 41"  W

length 560 km

The Río Nazas is a river in northern Mexico on the territory of the states Coahuila and Durango , which is part of the Bolsón de Mapimí .

It got its name when the Spanish saw during the conquest of Mexico the indigenous people fish on the banks of the river with some basket-like artifacts, whose Spanish name is "nasa", which is why it was called the "River of the Nazas".

geography

The Rio Nazas has its source in the upper part of the Sierra Madre Occidental , in the municipality of Indé, Durango, and ends in the Mayrán lagoon, in the municipality of San Pedro, Coahuila. It is 560 km long and irrigates an area of ​​71,906 km² in the middle of the desert. The Nazas are also irrigated by the San Juan, Ramos, Potreritos, del Oro, Nazas, Santiago, Tepehuanes, and Peñón Blanco rivers. Tlahualilo ("The Devil") is an old name for this river and seems appropriate because of its powerful floods.

The river divides the towns of Gómez Palacio in Durango and Torreón in Coahuila. The city of Torreón is named after a tower that was built in the area by Pedro Santa Cruz, the manager of Leonardo Zuloagas, to monitor the water level of the Nazas from afar.

The Nazas have been one of the most important natural resources that allow the lagoon region to develop since the mid-19th century.

All water is dammed in the Francisco Zarco and Lázaro Cardenas dams, both located in Durango, which have significantly reduced the once powerful floods. However, Coahuila receives its annual share by mutual agreement between the state governments. On its way it fills smaller bodies of water such as the Palmito Dam (in Torreón) and the lagoons of Santiaguillo. The river ends in the now drained Mayrán Lagoon and the Caimán Lakes in the Tlahualilo region .

ecology

The Nazas watershed contains significant deserted habitat outside of the immediate shore zone. A great diversity of flora and fauna populates the Naza Basin with a variety of native succulents. One of the most common plants is the ocotillo . A number of freshwater fish can be found in the Nazas River, including Notropis nazas .

Trivia

The river was a major filming location for the 1969 film The Wild Bunch . In the famous scene where a bridge is blown up, the Nazas replace the Rio Grande .

There is an annual kayak competition from Rodeo to Ciudad Lerdo .

See also

literature

Web links

Commons : Rio Nazas  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Río Nazas: ubicación, mapa y todo lo que necesita saber. In: Conozcamos Todos Los Rios De Nuestro Planeta. November 23, 2017, Retrieved June 20, 2019 (Spanish).
  2. ↑ Torreon
  3. ↑ Fouquieria splendens. Retrieved June 20, 2019 .
  4. ↑ Notropis Nazas summary page. Retrieved June 20, 2019 .
  5. ↑ The Wild Bunch (1969) - IMDb. Retrieved June 20, 2019 .