List of rivers of Guatemala
Appearance
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This is a list of rivers in Guatemala arranged by drainage basin. This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under their larger stream's name.
Gulf of Mexico
[edit]The following rivers flow into the Grijalva River in Mexico and are part of the Gulf of Mexico drainage basin.
- Grijalva River (Mexico)
- Usumacinta River (Guatemala and Mexico)
- San Pedro River (Guatemala and Mexico)
- Lacantún River (Mexico)
- Xalbal River (Xaclbal River)
- Ixcán River
- Pasión River (Río de la Pasión)
- Salinas River
- Chixoy River (Río Negro)
- San Román River
- Seleguá River (Guatemala and Mexico)
- Nentón River (Guatemala and Mexico)
- Cuilco River (Guatemala and Mexico)
- Usumacinta River (Guatemala and Mexico)
Gulf of Honduras
[edit]The following rivers are in the Gulf of Honduras drainage basin, which connects to he Gulf of Mexico.
- Hondo River (Río Azul) (Belize and Mexico)
- Belize River (Belize)
- Mopan River (Guatemala and Belize)
- Moho River (Guatemala and Belize)
- Sarstoon River (Sarstún River) (Guatemala and Belize)
- Dulce River
- Chocón Machacas River
- Lake Izabal
- Polochic River
- Matanzas River
- Cahabón River
- Polochic River
- Motagua River (Guatemala and Honduras)
Pacific Ocean
[edit]The following rivers are in the Pacific Ocean drainage basin:
- Suchiate River (Guatemala and Mexico)
- Naranjo River
- Ocosito River
- Samalá River
- Icán River
- Nahualate River
- Madre Vieja River
- Coyolate River
- Acomé River
- Achiguate River
- María Linda River
- Paso Hondo River
- Los Esclavos River
- Paz River (Guatemala, El Salvador)
- Lempa River (Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- "GEONet Names Server". National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Retrieved June 25, 2021., GEOnet Names Server
- Mapa de Cuencas y Ríos (INSIVUMEH)
- Principales ríos de Guatemala (INSIVUMEH)
- "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.
- Instituto Nacional de Sismologia, Vulcanolgia, Meteorologia e Hidrologia (INSIVUMEH) (in Spanish)