Icán River

Icán River
Native name Río Icán
Country Guatemala
Basin
Main source Guatemala (Suchitepéquez
1,200 m (3,900 ft)
14°39′47″N 91°32′02″W / 14.663063°N 91.533837°W / 14.663063; -91.533837 (Río Sís)
River mouth Pacific Ocean
0 m (0 ft)
14°07′30″N 91°39′55″W / 14.125006°N 91.665201°W / 14.125006; -91.665201 (Río Icán)Coordinates: 14°07′30″N 91°39′55″W / 14.125006°N 91.665201°W / 14.125006; -91.665201 (Río Icán)
Physical characteristics
Length 53 km (33 mi)
Discharge
  • Average rate:
    34 m3/s (1,200 cu ft/s) (at Bracitos)

The Río ícán is a river in Southwest Guatemala. Its sources are in the Sierra Madre range, on the slopes of the Santo Tomás volcano in the department of Suchitepéquez. It flows southwards through the coastal lowlands of Suchitepequez to the Pacific Ocean.[1]

The river runs more or less parallel to its main tributary, the Sís River. The Sís–Icán river basin covers a territory of 919 square kilometres (355 sq mi).[2]

References

  1. ↑ INSIVUMEH. "Mapa de Cuencas y Ríos".
  2. ↑ INSIVUMEH. "Principales ríos de Guatemala".


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