Nahualate River

Nahualate River
Native name Río Nahualate
Country Guatemala
Basin
Main source Guatemala (Sololá, Suchitepéquez)
3,000 m (9,800 ft)
Santa Catarina Ixtahuacán
14°52′53″N 91°17′15″W / 14.881253°N 91.287546°W / 14.881253; -91.287546 (Primary source of Nahualate River)
River mouth Pacific Ocean
0 m (0 ft)
14°02′45″N 91°32′18″W / 14.045877°N 91.538343°W / 14.045877; -91.538343 (Mouth of Nahualate River)Coordinates: 14°02′45″N 91°32′18″W / 14.045877°N 91.538343°W / 14.045877; -91.538343 (Mouth of Nahualate River)
Basin size 1,941 km2 (749 sq mi)
Physical characteristics
Length 130 km (81 mi)
Discharge
  • Average rate:
    60.8 m3/s (2,150 cu ft/s)
    at San Mauricio

The Río Nahualate (Spanish pronunciation: [nawaˈlate]) is a river in southwest Guatemala. Its sources are located in the Sierra Madre range, in the vicinity of Santa Catarina Ixtahuacán and Nahualá (Sololá). From there it flows southwards through the coastal lowlands of Suchitepéquez and Escuintla to the Pacific Ocean.[1]

The Nahualate river basin covers a territory of 1,941 square kilometres (749 sq mi).[2]

References

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


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