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{{Short description|River in southeastern Mexico}}
{{Short description|River in southeastern Mexico}}
{{Infobox river
{{Infobox river
| name = Xanil<br/>(Río Xanil)
| name = Xanil River<br/>(Río Xanil)
| image = Agua Azul Chiapas.JPG
| image = Agua Azul Chiapas.JPG
| image_caption = Xanil river close to [[Agua Azul]], [[Chiapas]], [[Mexico]]
| image_caption = Xanil River close to [[Agua Azul]], [[Chiapas]], [[Mexico]]
| source1_location = [[Mexico]]
| source1_location = [[Mexico]]
| mouth_location = [[Río Shumula]] → [[Río Tulijá]] → [[Río Chilapa]] → [[Río Grijalva]]
| mouth_location = [[Río Shumula]] → [[Tulija River]] → [[Grijalva River]]
| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name1 = [[Mexico]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Mexico]]
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}}
}}


'''Xanil River''', ({{lang-es|'''Río Xanil'''}}), '''Saquilukun''' or downstream '''Agua Azul River''' ({{lang-es|'''Río Agua Azul'''}})<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chiapas.gob.mx/media/gobierno/gobierno-municipales/pdf/077.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=March 13, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313192100/http://www.chiapas.gob.mx/media/gobierno/gobierno-municipales/pdf/077.pdf |archive-date=March 13, 2016 }}</ref> is an approximately 30&nbsp;km long [[river]] in southeastern [[Mexico]]. The river rises in the [[Chiapas Highlands]] and flows from [[Chiapas]] to the state of [[Tabasco]] into the [[Tulija River]]. Its name originates from the village with spa (''balneario'') of the same name ''Xanil'', which lies at the highway from [[Palenque]] to [[Ocosingo]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.elclima.com.mx/cascadas_de_agua_azul.htm|title=Cascadas de Agua Azul}}</ref>
'''Xanil River''', ({{langx|es|'''Río Xanil'''}}), '''Saquilukun''' or downstream '''Agua Azul River''' ({{langx|es|'''Río Agua Azul'''}})<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chiapas.gob.mx/media/gobierno/gobierno-municipales/pdf/077.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=March 13, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313192100/http://www.chiapas.gob.mx/media/gobierno/gobierno-municipales/pdf/077.pdf |archive-date=March 13, 2016 }}</ref> is an approximately 30&nbsp;km long [[river]] in southeastern [[Mexico]]. The river rises in the [[Chiapas Highlands]] and flows from [[Chiapas]] to the state of [[Tabasco]] into the [[Tulija River]]. Its name originates from the village with spa (''balneario'') of the same name ''Xanil'', which lies at the highway from [[Palenque]] to [[Ocosingo]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.elclima.com.mx/cascadas_de_agua_azul.htm|title=Cascadas de Agua Azul}}</ref>


In 2017 water flow at Cascadas Azul was found to be drastically reduced, due to a new embankment of the river, endangering the rivers ecosystem.
In 2017 water flow at [[Cascadas de Agua Azul]] was found to be drastically reduced, due to a new embankment of the river, endangering the rivers ecosystem.
<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/estados/encauzan-rio-perteneciente-cascadas-de-agua-azul-en-chiapas|title = Encauzan río perteneciente a cascadas de Agua Azul en Chiapas|date = 10 November 2017}}</ref>
<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/estados/encauzan-rio-perteneciente-cascadas-de-agua-azul-en-chiapas|title = Encauzan río perteneciente a cascadas de Agua Azul en Chiapas|date = 10 November 2017}}</ref>


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[[Category:Rivers of Tabasco]]
[[Category:Rivers of Tabasco]]
[[Category:Grijalva River]]
[[Category:Grijalva River]]
[[Category:Chiapas Highlands]]


{{Mexico-river-stub}}
{{Mexico-river-stub}}

Latest revision as of 11:30, 12 October 2024

Xanil River
(Río Xanil)
Xanil River close to Agua Azul, Chiapas, Mexico
Map
Location
CountryMexico
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationMexico
Mouth 
 • location
Río Shumula → Tulija River → Grijalva River
Length30 km (19 mi)

Xanil River, (Spanish: Río Xanil), Saquilukun or downstream Agua Azul River (Spanish: Río Agua Azul)[1] is an approximately 30 km long river in southeastern Mexico. The river rises in the Chiapas Highlands and flows from Chiapas to the state of Tabasco into the Tulija River. Its name originates from the village with spa (balneario) of the same name Xanil, which lies at the highway from Palenque to Ocosingo.[2]

In 2017 water flow at Cascadas de Agua Azul was found to be drastically reduced, due to a new embankment of the river, endangering the rivers ecosystem. [3]

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  • Canyoning upstream of Agua Azul
    Canyoning upstream of Agua Azul
  • Canyon exit La Boquilla upstream of Agua Azul
    Canyon exit La Boquilla upstream of Agua Azul

See also

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Sources

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  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 13, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Cascadas de Agua Azul".
  3. ^ "Encauzan río perteneciente a cascadas de Agua Azul en Chiapas". 10 November 2017.

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