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Over the last 20 to 30 years, this general area in the Sierra Madre
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The drainage basin area of the canyons of the Chínipas River and the Oteros River and their tributaries is incised into the high plateau of the Sierra Madre
Occidental. The entire road system in the Sierra Madre Occidental is minimal and undeveloped, but the Chínipas/Oteros River system may be
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is a major tributary of the
Chinipas, entering the Chínipas River near the town of Oteros. The Chinipas and the Oteros Rivers each lie in deep canyons with many side ravines. After the two rivers are joined they continue in the large Chínipas/Oteros canyon, also having many side ravines.
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area. All six rivers flow into the Fuerte River. Each of the six large rivers that flow into the Fuerte River have deep rugged canyons, and these canyons have many ravines and tributaries. Topographically the
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CHP) passes through this area. It crosses the Chínipas River near its junction with the
Septentrion River, and then runs up the Septentrion canyon through the Sierra Madre Mountains.
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Below the town of Chínipas, and only a short distance before the Chínipas flows into the Fuerte River is a tributary of the Chínipas River, which is the
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