Madre Vieja River

Madre Vieja River
Native name Río Madre Vieja
Country Guatemala
Basin
Main source Guatemala (El Quiché, Sololá,
Chimaltenango, Suchitepéquez)
2,400 m (7,900 ft)
14°48′16″N 91°05′43″W / 14.804343°N 91.095371°W / 14.804343; -91.095371 (Sources Río Madre Vieja)
River mouth Pacific Ocean
0 m (0 ft)
14°00′14″N 91°25′49″W / 14.003866°N 91.430283°W / 14.003866; -91.430283 (Mouth of the Río Madre Vieja)Coordinates: 14°00′14″N 91°25′49″W / 14.003866°N 91.430283°W / 14.003866; -91.430283 (Mouth of the Río Madre Vieja)
Physical characteristics
Length 126 km (78 mi)
Discharge
  • Average rate:
    8 m3/s (280 cu ft/s) (at Palmira)

The Río Madre Vieja (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmaðɾe ˈβjexa]) is a river in southwest Guatemala. Its sources are located in the Sierra Madre range, on the border of the departments El Quiché, Sololá, and Chimaltenango. It flows southwards through the coastal lowlands of Suchitepéquez and Escuintla to the Pacific Ocean.[1]

The Madre Vieja river basin covers a territory of 1,007 square kilometres (389 sq mi).[2]

References

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


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