Río Tampaón is a river in the region of San Luis Potosí, the country of the Mexico with an altitude average 24 metres above sea level. The region is not very densely populated with 25 persons per km2. More than 50 000 inhabitants the nearest town is 1: 37 local time.
Approximately 0.75% of the children under 5 years are underweight, with a mortality rate of 27 per 1,000 births.Río Tampaón may be of strong earthquakes (vi) (averaging an all 50 years), with 5-6 Richter occurrences. When a strong earthquake occurs, it will be probably felt by everyone.
people may be frightened and run outdoors, walking this. Windows, dishes, glassware can be broken, books will fall from the shelves. The damage will be slight. There is a low occurrence of extreme drought. Flood risk is high. There is a high chance of cyclones reaching the Río Tampaón.
Río Tampaón a dry subhumid (0.5 - 0.65/pet p) climate. The area of the land is not cultivated, most of the natural vegetation is still intact. The landscape is mainly covered with closed to open prairie. The climate is classified as a monsoon tropical (short dry season, the rains of monsoon months) with a subtropical dry forest biozone. The soil of the region is rich in vertisols (vr), cracking clay soils.
Rivers
The most important rivers of the entity are found in the Huasteca region and part of the middle region
The Santa Maria River, which penetrates to the San Luis Valley to the South of Villa de Reyes, receives the waters of Plan of Arriaga and Jesús María streams, the Enramada, new Earth and the strong; It goes into the State of Querétaro and reappears with a Southwest to Northeast direction and collects the waters of the Green River that comes from the Sierra from Alvarez, crossing several municipalities, after join it to the Gallinas river turns to the Huasteca Plains where it receives the Tampaón River and river valleys, formed by the tables and the jump; to the South, several smaller rivers pour their waters and reached Tamuín and with that name joins the Moctezuma River to form the Pánuco River.
The Moctezuma River reaches San Luis Potosí by Tamazunchale and after crossing the city of that name receives the flow of the rivers Amajaque and Axtla and attended the Tamuín River to form the Pánuco. The Tantoán River is formed to the North of the municipality of Tamuín and serves as a natural boundary with the State of Tamaulipas.
Tampaon River is excellent for practicing kayak, for those who have it that they not rent, the place is wonderful and is conjugated there are no boats with motor
WATERFALLS
In the municipality of city of maize, the El Salto River forms an impressive waterfall at a height of 60 meters and it is known under the name of "El Salto". Later form others lower in height highlighting their backwaters of the turquoise blue waters.
Another waterfall near the town of El Naranjo, is the waterfall of the Meco, with an approximate height of 50 metres and 20 metres wide, covered by media jungle vegetation. Also near the town of El Naranjo, heading to the town of mines and old, is another waterfall, known with the name of old mines, these formed a few puddles.
Between the limits of the municipalities of rayon and Lagunillas, very near the town of Pinihuán, the Green River overflows to form another waterfall called "La Lloviznosa"; their beauty lies not only in the aquatic hair which can be seen the light of Sun, but also by the sharp Rainbow seen through the foam that makes after colliding in the background.
The municipality of cave is the largest of the State fall; He is known as the cascade of Tamil and its waters are cold River, coming from the Sierra of Tamasopo to caerdesde approximately 100 meters to the waters of the Tampaon River coming from the South of the State, causing a great ROAR that is multiplied by the echo of la cañada.
Northeast of the City municipality valleys comes down the same river which formed the waterfalls of "El Salto" in the municipality of the city of maize, but before you call it Rio El Salto and later river valleys is known as Micos River, and to the height of the payment of the via train station San Luis Potosí-Tampico, form Micos waterfallsso called because a long time ago there were monkeys. They are a series of steps in low-rise contrasted with backwaters where form small islets surrounded by clear green water.
SPRINGS
In the region of the salt Valley is an important spring located in the municipality of Vanegas and is known as "San Juan of Vanegas" representing an oasis in the desert.
Green River is spring La Media Luna, where the sport of diving spread to vacationers to practice it. It is the spring of utmost importance from the scientific, tourist, historical and ecological point of view of the State. In this place you can see births by where it emanates the water which supplies the Rioverde Valley, the Sabines sunken in process of petrification and curious diver duck. In addition you can find at the bottom of the spring an aquatic plant called Lily.
Births are 6 and its shape is similar to a volcano invested at different depths. The largest is located 36 meters of depth. In La Crescent, water acquires a blue, same shade which enables to achieve visibility of up to 30 metres of depth, the temperature fluctuates between 27 and 30 ° C throughout the year, which makes diving more enjoyable.
In this spring you can live the experience of finding a cave with inputs of natural light in his vault that give rise to a unique visual spectacle.
San Luis Potosí also boasts other sweet and thermal springs being the most important: in the municipality of Matehuala of Ojo de Agua; in the municipality of la Paz, eye water laurels; Cedral La Cave, water Grande, Las poppies, Carambachel, and the stay; in Villa de Guadalupe of Madeleines; in Villa Juárez: eye of León, birth and Ojo de Agua; in San Nicolás Tolentino the Jagüey of castles; in the municipality of Rio Verde: salt water, half moon, Azufrosa, Palma long, glasses and San Diego; in CD. Fernández: alleys
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