Icán River

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]

Icán River
Native nameRío Icán
Location
CountryGuatemala
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationGuatemala (Suchitepéquez
  coordinates14.663063°N 91.533837°W / 14.663063; -91.533837 (Río Sís)
  elevation1,200 m (3,900 ft)
Mouth 
  location
Pacific Ocean
  coordinates
14.125006°N 91.665201°W / 14.125006; -91.665201 (Río Icán)
  elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length53 km (33 mi)
Discharge 
  average34 m3/s (1,200 cu ft/s) (at Bracitos)

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]

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