Editing Rio Grande (section)

==Tributaries==
{{Main|List of tributaries of the Rio Grande}}

The largest [[tributary]] of the Rio Grande by [[discharge (hydrology)|discharge]] is the Rio Conchos, which contributes almost twice as much water as any other. In terms of [[drainage basin]] size, the Pecos River is the largest.

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!Tributary
!colspan=2|Average discharge
!colspan=2|Drainage basin
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!
![[cubic feet per second|cu&nbsp;ft/s]]
![[cubic meters per second|m<sup>3</sup>/s]]
!sq&nbsp;mi
!km<sup>2</sup>
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|[[San Juan River (Tamaulipas)|San Juan River]]
|{{convert|368|cuft|m3|sigfig=2|disp=table}}<ref name=ibwc/>
|{{convert|12950|sqmi|km2|sigfig=3|disp=table}}<ref name=ibwc/>
|-
|[[Rio Alamo]]
|{{convert|130|cuft|m3|sigfig=3|disp=table}}<ref name=ibwc/>
|{{convert|1675|sqmi|km2|sigfig=3|disp=table}}<ref name=ibwc/>
|-
|[[Rio Salado (Mexico)|Rio Salado]]
|{{convert|354|cuft|m3|sigfig=3|disp=table}}<ref name=ibwc/>
|{{convert|23323|sqmi|km2|sigfig=3|disp=table}}<ref name=ibwc/>
|-
|[[Rio San Rodrigo]]
|{{convert|130|cuft|m3|sigfig=3|disp=table}}<ref name=ibwc/>
|{{convert|1050|sqmi|km2|sigfig=3|disp=table}}<ref name=ibwc/>
|-
|[[Devils River (Texas)|Devils River]]
|{{convert|362|cuft|m3|sigfig=3|disp=table}}<ref name=ibwc/>
|{{convert|137|sqmi|km2|sigfig=3|disp=table}}<ref>{{cite web |title = Devils River Protection Campaign, Devils River Conservation Easements |publisher = [[The Nature Conservancy]] |url = http://www.nature.org/success/devilsriver.html |access-date = July 22, 2010 |archive-date = January 9, 2009 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090109155225/http://www.nature.org/success/devilsriver.html |url-status = dead }}</ref>
|-
|[[Pecos River]]
|{{convert|265|cuft|m3|sigfig=3|disp=table}}<ref name=ibwc/>
|{{convert|44402|sqmi|km2|sigfig=3|disp=table}}<ref name=largest>{{cite web |url = http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1987/ofr87-242/ |title = Largest Rivers of the United States |publisher = United States Geological Survey }}</ref>
|-
|[[Rio Conchos]]
|{{convert|848|cuft|m3|sigfig=3|disp=table}}<ref name=ibwc/>
|{{convert|26400|sqmi|km2|sigfig=3|disp=table}}
|-
|[[Rio Puerco (Rio Grande tributary)|Rio Puerco]]
|{{convert|39.5|cuft|m3|sigfig=2|disp=table}}<ref name=wdr-puerco>{{cite web |title = Water resources data for the United States, Water Year 2009; gage 08353000 Rio Puerco near Barnardo, NM |publisher = United States Geological Survey |url = http://wdr.water.usgs.gov/wy2009/pdfs/08353000.2009.pdf |archive-url = https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://wdr.water.usgs.gov/wy2009/pdfs/08353000.2009.pdf |archive-date = October 9, 2022 |url-status = live |access-date = July 21, 2010 }}</ref>
|{{convert|7350|sqmi|km2|sigfig=3|disp=table}}<ref name=wdr-puerco/>
|-
|[[Jemez River]]
|{{convert|59.5|cuft|m3|sigfig=3|disp=table}}<ref name=wdr-jemez>{{cite web |title = Water resources data for the United States, Water Year 2009; gage 08329000, Jemez River below Jemez Canyon Dam, NM |publisher = United States Geological Survey |url = http://wdr.water.usgs.gov/wy2009/pdfs/08329000.2009.pdf |archive-url = https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://wdr.water.usgs.gov/wy2009/pdfs/08329000.2009.pdf |archive-date = October 9, 2022 |url-status = live |access-date = July 20, 2010 }}</ref>
|{{convert|1038|sqmi|km2|sigfig=4|disp=table}}<ref name=wdr-jemez/>
|-
|[[Santa Fe River (New Mexico)|Santa Fe River]]
|{{convert|10.9|cuft|m3|sigfig=2|disp=table}}<ref name=wdr-santafe>{{cite web |title = Water resources data for the United States, Water Year 2009; gage 08317200 Santa Fe River above Cochiti Lake, NM |publisher = United States Geological Survey |url = http://wdr.water.usgs.gov/wy2009/pdfs/08317200.2009.pdf |archive-url = https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://wdr.water.usgs.gov/wy2009/pdfs/08317200.2009.pdf |archive-date = October 9, 2022 |url-status = live |access-date = July 21, 2010 }}</ref>
|{{convert|231|sqmi|km2|sigfig=4|disp=table}}<ref name=wdr-santafe/>
|-
|[[Rio Chama]]
|{{convert|571|cuft|m3|sigfig=3|disp=table}}<ref name=wdr-chama>{{cite web |title = Water resources data for the United States, Water Year 2009; gage 08290000, Rio Chama near Chamita, NM |publisher = United States Geological Survey |url = http://wdr.water.usgs.gov/wy2009/pdfs/08290000.2009.pdf |archive-url = https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://wdr.water.usgs.gov/wy2009/pdfs/08290000.2009.pdf |archive-date = October 9, 2022 |url-status = live |access-date = July 21, 2010 }}</ref>
|{{convert|3144|sqmi|km2|sigfig=4|disp=table}}<ref name=wdr-chama/>
|-
|[[Conejos River]]
|{{convert|176|cuft|m3|sigfig=3|disp=table}}<ref name=wdr-conejos>{{cite web |title = Water resources data for the United States, Water Year 2009; gage 08249000, Conejos River near Lasauses, CO |publisher = United States Geological Survey |url = http://wdr.water.usgs.gov/wy2009/pdfs/08249000.2009.pdf |archive-url = https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://wdr.water.usgs.gov/wy2009/pdfs/08249000.2009.pdf |archive-date = October 9, 2022 |url-status = live |access-date = July 21, 2010 }}</ref>
|{{convert|887|sqmi|km2|sigfig=4|disp=table}}<ref name=wdr-conejos/>
|}
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