Grijalva River

Monday, September 17, 2012

Grijalva River

Grijalva River formerly known as Tabasco River. (Spanish: Río Grijalva, known locally also as Río Chiapa and Mezcalapa river) is a 480 km long river in southeastern Mexico. The river's drainage basin is 134,400 km² in size. The river is navigable by shallow-draft boats for approximately 100 km upstream.
After flowing from Nezahualcoyotl Lake, an artificial lake created by the hydroelectric Malpaso Dam, Grijalva River turns northward and eastward, roughly paralleling the Chiapas-Tabasco state border. It flows through Villahermosa and empties into the Gulf of Mexico, approximately 10 km northwest of Frontera.