Río Balsas

American  

[ree-oh bahl-sahs, ree-aw bahl-sahs] / ˈri oʊ ˈbɑl sɑs, ˈri ɔ ˈbɑl sɑs /

noun

1. a river in southern central Mexico, flowing to the Pacific Ocean. 450 miles (724 km) long.

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Example Sentences

The western part of this basin, which separates the Sierra de Coalcomán from the Cordillera Volcánica, is the valley of the Río Tepalcatepec, a major tributary of the Río Balsas.

From The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacán, México by Duellman, William E.

The coastal plain is broad between the Río Coahuayana and San Juan de Lima, and between Las Peñas and the Río Balsas, where the hills rise some 12 kilometers inland from the sea.

From The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacán, México by Duellman, William E.

The site of a former hacienda of the same name near the mouth of the Río Balsas; arid tropical scrub forest.

From The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacán, México by Duellman, William E.

Although torrential rains fell during the week in July, 1955, that I spent at Playa Azul near the mouth of the Río Balsas, the distinctive voice of Rhinophrynus was not heard.

From The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacán, México by Duellman, William E.

Inquiries among the natives living in the Balsas-Tepalcatepec Basin produced only negative evidence about the occurrence of Pseudemys in the Río Tepalcatepec and Río Balsas.

From The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacán, México by Duellman, William E.