List of all Sierra Madre del Sur river sections
The table below shows a list of all runs in southern Sierra Madre del Sur region of Mexico. Some are linked to slideshows (I still have >40 to put up). There are topo map and hydrograph links as well.
REGION RÍO NAME CLASS KM DROP RC maps hydrograph
COAST1 (Jalisco) Ameca (Upper) III-IV 98 790 *
Ameca (Main) IV 80 420 *
Atenguillo IV 78 850 -
Mascota IV 18 200 *
Pitillal IV-V 25 500 *
Cuale V 25 650 *
Horcones(Upper) V 10 400 -
Horcones(Lower) V 8 400 *
Tomatlán (Upper) III-IV 20 200 *
Tomatlán (Lower) I-II 35 50 *
San Nicolás III-IV 70 220 *
Cuitzmala IV? 45 300 -
Purificación III-IV 70 280 *
COAST2 (Colima/Mich.) Marabasco1_Cuzalapa IV 38 400 *
Marabasco (Minititlán) IV-V 46 530 *
Marabasco2_Main III-IV 28 140 *
Marabasco (Lower) II 28 40 -
Armeria (Tuxcacuesco1) III-IV 35 300 -
Armeria (Tuxcacuesco2) II-III 40 300 *
Armeria (Ayuquila1) V 40 400 -
Armeria (Ayuquila2) III-IV 62 170 -
Armeria (Upper) IV 48 280 *
Armeria (Lower) III 64 450 *
Coahuayana (Tamazula) III 40 100 *
Coahuayana2 (Upper) IV-V 45 680 *
Coahuayana3 (Main) III 30 230 *
Coahuayana (Lower) II-III 57 120 *
El Cajón II-III 21 100 *
Ostula III 20 200 *
Coalcomán IV 103 1000 *
Aguililla IV-V 95 850 *
Apo V 45 800 -
Toscano IV-V 60 700 -
Arteaga IV-V 50 600 *
BALSAS North Side Itzicuaro V? 40 700 -
Rio de Huertas IV? 40 500 -
Jilotlán III-IV? 40 400 -
Grande (Main) II 100 100 -
Paracuaro IV? 20 200 -
Cupatitízio(+Cancita) V? 40 500 -
Acámbaro V? 15 400 -
Tomendan IV? 40 300 -
Frio (Upper) V 16 350 -
Frio (Main) IV 64 400 -
SanDiego-Chiquito1 IV 63 430 *
SanDiego-Chiquito2 III 95 250 *
Purungueo (Tatetan) III-IV 17 150 *
Purungueo (Upper) III-IV 71 340 *
Purungueo (Lower) III 30 90 *
Tuzantla (Jungapeo) V 24 600 *
Tuzantla (Main) III 67 280 *
Valle de Bravo V 16 320 -
Temascaltepec1 V 38 750 -
Temascaltepec2 IV-V 29 350 -
Pungarancho III 40 220 -
Bejucos1 IV 21 220 -
Bejucos2 III 79 390 -
Sultepec III(?) 42 230 -
Taxco_1a (Ahuehuepan) V 24 490 -
Taxco_1b (Tonalapa) V 16 530 -
Taxco_2 (Lower) III 55 250 -
Amacuzac_Chontalcuautlán V 41 510 -
Amacuzac_San Jeronimo V 26 510 -
Amacuzac_ThroughGrutas V 6 150 -
Amacuzac1 (Cacahuamilpa) II-III 39 160 *
Amacuzac2 (Main) III-IV 99 320 *
Amacuzac3 (Lower) III 40 80 *
Aamacuzac (Chalma) IV? 46 380 -
Nexapa (Upper) IV-V 46 630 -
Nexapa (Lower) III 111 650 -
Atoyac (Upper) III? 52 360 -
Atoyac (Gorges) V 38 500 -
Atoyac (Lower) III? 106 350 -
Mixteco1 (Abyss) IV-V 49 460 *
Mixteco2 (Upper) III-IV 53 230 *
Mixteco3 (Main) III 105 240 *
Mezcala4 (Mezcala) II 202 320 *
Balsas (Main) I-II 220 100 *
BALSAS South Side Placeres IV 35 410 -
Placeres III 83 420 -
Espiritú IV-V 88 920 -
Tehuehuetla IV-V 73 610 -
Otatlán V 77 920 -
Tlaplaneco1a (Tlalixtaquilla) IV? 43 400 *
Tlaplaneco1b (Tlapa) III? 23 100 *
Tlaplaneco (Main) III 50 200 *
COAST3 (Guerrero) La Union II-III? 24 130 -
La Laja (Main) IV 32 300 *
La Laja (Lower) II 19 80 *
La Tigra (El Salto) IV 27 300 *
Petatlán III 30 250 -
Coyuquilla V 30 500 *
San Luis (Upper) V 8 200 -
San Luis (Main) III-IV 35 320 *
Tecpan (Upper-Cordón) V 19 270 -
Tecpan (Carrizal) V 19 300 -
Tecpan (Main) III-IV 23 200 *
Atoyac de Alvarez V 35 500 *
Coyuca (Upper) V 37 1000 -
Coyuca (Main) III-IV 33 200 *
Papagayo_Grande IV(?) 35 500 -
Papagayo_Papagayo IV 52 600 *
Papagayo_Azul IV 50 550 *
Papagayo1_Malinaltepec III-IV 70 500 -
Papagayo2_Omitlan III 61 200 *
Papagayo3_Main II 72 100 *
Nexpa (2tribs to Presa) IV 15 200 -
Nexpa (Lower) I-II 30 50 -
Copala V? 30 400 -
Marquelia IV 60 450 *
Quetzala_Iliatenco V(?) 20 450 -
Quetzala_Mixticapa V(?) 65 1200 -
Quetzala1_Chilistlahauca IV-V 18 230 *
Quetzala_Upper V 50 900 -
Quetzala2_Main III-IV 30 120 *
Santa Catarina (Upper) IV 80 400 *
Santa Catarina (Lower) III 50 250 *
Xochistlahuaca III(?) 20 200 *
COAST4 (Oaxaca) Lagartero-Cortijos IV-II 60 400 -
Arena IV 16 150 *
Putla IV 71 350 *
Colorado IV 105 900 *
Atoyac (Valle de Oaxaca) II 50 100 *
Atoyac1 (Upper) IV+ 100 550 *
Atoyac2 (Middle) III+ 30 200 *
Atoyac3 (Lower) IV-V 50 400 *
Verde (Main) IV 70 250 *
Leche IV-V 34 600 *
Nopala V 28 450 -
La Reforma V 39 650 -
Colotepec (Upper) IV 26 420 *
Colotepec (Lower) III 25 80 *
Copalita(Bavaria) V 34 950 -
Copalita(Main) IV 41 400 *
Copalita (Yunana) IV 5 120 -
Zimatán IV-V 10 200 -
Tehuantepec (Quechapa) III-IV? 60 400 -
Tehuantepec (Main) III 100 500 -
[slideshow2] -
Tehuantepec (Lower) I-II 30 50 -
Tequisistlán III-IV? 100 700 -
Sur Slides
Arena
Amacuzac1
Amacuzac2
Amacuzac3
Armeria1
Armeria2
Coahuayana1
Coahuayana2
Colotepec
Copalita
Cuale
Horcones
La Venta
Leche
Marabasco1_Cuzalapa
Marabasco2_Main
Mascota
Mixteco-Mezcala1
Mixteco-Mezcala2
Mixteco-Mezcala3
Mixteco-Mezcala4
Pitillal
Purungueo
Quetzala1
Quetzala2
SanDiego-Chiquito1
SanDiego-Chiquito2