| Mayo River Rio Mayo en Mesa Colorada | |
|---|---|
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Mexico_topographic_map-blank_2.svg)  Location of mouth | |
| Location | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Sonora |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Gulf of California |
• coordinates | 26°43′48″N 109°47′32″W / 26.7301°N 109.7921°W |
The Mayo River is located in the Mexican state of Sonora.[1][2]
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, in the municipality of Álamos.
- ^ The Rio Mayo at the end of the 20th Century, Google books
- ^ "Mayo". GeoNames. Retrieved July 26, 2021.