Coyolate River

Coyolatea River
Native name Río Coyolate
Country Guatemala
Physical characteristics
Main source Guatemala (Chimaltenango, Suchitepéquez)
2,400 m (7,900 ft)
14°27′17″N 91°05′44″W / 14.454712°N 91.095457°W / 14.454712; -91.095457 (Río Coyolate)
River mouth Pacific Ocean
0 m (0 ft)
13°57′14″N 91°18′41″W / 13.953976°N 91.311493°W / 13.953976; -91.311493 (Mouth of the Río Coyolate)Coordinates: 13°57′14″N 91°18′41″W / 13.953976°N 91.311493°W / 13.953976; -91.311493 (Mouth of the Río Coyolate)
Length 155 km (96 mi)
Discharge
  • Average rate:
    15.6 m3/s (550 cu ft/s) (at Puente Coyolate)

The Río Coyolate is a river in southwest Guatemala. Its sources are located in the Sierra Madre range, in the department of Chimaltenango. It flows southwards through the coastal lowlands of Suchitepéquez and Escuintla to the Pacific Ocean.[1]

The Coyolate river basin covers a territory of 1,648 square kilometres (636 sq mi).[2]

References

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


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