Tijuana River

Tijuana River
Spanish: Río Tijuana
Dam on the Tijuana River in Mexico.
Map of the Tijuana River basin
Location
CountryMexico, United States
StateBaja California, California
DistrictSan Diego County (California)
MunicipalitiesEnsenada, Tijuana, Tecate, San Ysidro (Baja California)
Physical characteristics
SourceSierra de Juárez
 • locationMunicipality of Ensenada
 • elevation614 ft (187 m)
MouthPacific Ocean
 • location
Imperial Beach
 • coordinates
32°33′06″N 117°07′38″W / 32.5517°N 117.1271°W / 32.5517; -117.1271
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m)
Length120 mi (190 km)
Basin size1,750 sq mi (4,500 km2)
Discharge 
 • locationTijuana Slough National Wildlife Refuge
 • average42.5 cu ft/s (1.20 m3/s)
 • minimum0 cu ft/s (0 m3/s)
 • maximum33,500 cu ft/s (950 m3/s)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftArroyo de las Palmas

The Tijuana River (Spanish: Río Tijuana) is an intermittent river, 120 mi (195 km) long, near the Pacific coast of northern Baja California state in northwestern Mexico and Southern California in the western United States. The river is heavily polluted with raw sewage from the city of Tijuana, Mexico.