Aguacapa River

Aguacapa River
El Cóbano Hydroelectric Dam
Country Guatemala
Physical characteristics
Main source 1,850 m (6,070 ft)
14°30′31″N 90°28′10″W / 14.5086°N 90.4695°W / 14.5086; -90.4695 (Aguacapa River)
River mouth Tributary of the María Linda River
580 m (1,900 ft)
14°16′47″N 90°31′36″W / 14.2797°N 90.5266°W / 14.2797; -90.5266 (Aguacapa River)Coordinates: 14°16′47″N 90°31′36″W / 14.2797°N 90.5266°W / 14.2797; -90.5266 (Aguacapa River)

The Aguacapa River (Spanish pronunciation: [aɣwaˈkapa]) is a river in Guatemala. Its sources are located in the hills south-east of Guatemala City, at an altitude of 1,850 metres (6,070 ft). From there it flows in a southerly direction through the departments of Guatemala and Santa Rosa and joins the Maria Linda River at 14°16′47″N 90°31′36″W / 14.2797°N 90.5266°W / 14.2797; -90.5266 (Aguacapa River), which flows into the Pacific Ocean.

The river was dammed in 1981 in order to power the turbines of the Aguacapa Hydroelectric Power Plant. In 2015 a second dam was built for the El Cóbano Hydroelectric Power Plant.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Véliz, Rodrigo (9 March 2015) "Una hidroeléctrica de empates, silencios y, quizás, peligros". nomada.gt.
  • "Water Resources Assessment of Guatemala" (PDF). US Army Corps of Engineers. June 2000. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-01-09. Retrieved 2009-06-04.
  • "Guatemala - Surface Water Map" (PDF). US Army Corps of Engineers. June 2000. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-01-09. Retrieved 2009-06-04.
  • Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.


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