San Juan River
The San Juan River is the largest and most important river in the Mexican state of Nuevo León. The river feeds the El Cuchillo Dam, which provides the city of Monterrey with water.- Type: River
- Description: river in Mexico
- Also known as: “Rio San Juan”, “Río San Juan (Nuevo León)”, “San Juan-elva”, and “San Juan-elven”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Rio Grande City Downtown Historic Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rio Grande City.
Rio Grande City
Town
San Juan River
- Categories: stream and body of water
- Location: Tamaulipas, Northern Mexico, Mexico, North America
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Latitude
26.35961° or 26° 21′ 35″ north
Longitude
-98.85466° or 98° 51′ 17″ west
Elevation
45 metres (148 feet)
Open location code
76R3945W+R4
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
OpenStreetMap feature
water=river
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Urdu—“San Juan River” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Río San Juan (Tamaulipas)”
- Breton: “Río San Juan”
- Cebuano: “Río San Juan”
- Italian: “Fiume San Juan (Messico)”
- Italian: “San Juan”
- Japanese: “サン・フアン川 (タマウリパス州)”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “San Juan”
- Spanish: “Río San Juan (Nuevo León)”
- Spanish: “Río San Juan”
- Urdu: “دریائے سان خوآن”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Los Fresnos and Live Oak Estates Colonia.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge and Starr County Memorial Hospital.
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