Nahualate River

The Río Nahualate (Spanish pronunciation: [nawaˈlate]) is a river in southwest Guatemala 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]

Nahualate River
Native nameRío Nahualate
Location
CountryGuatemala
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationGuatemala (Sololá, Suchitepéquez)
  coordinates14.881253°N 91.287546°W / 14.881253; -91.287546
  elevation3,000 m (9,800 ft)
Santa Catarina Ixtahuacán
Mouth 
  location
Pacific Ocean
  coordinates
14.045877°N 91.538343°W / 14.045877; -91.538343
  elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length130 km (81 mi)
Basin size1,941 km2 (749 sq mi)
Discharge 
  average60.8 m3/s (2,150 cu ft/s)
at San Mauricio

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

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