Native name Río Madre Vieja | Length 126 km | |
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Main source Guatemala (El Quiché, Sololá,Chimaltenango, Suchitepéquez)2,400 m (7,900 ft) River mouth Pacific Ocean0 m (0 ft) Discharge Average rate:8 m/s (280 cu ft/s) (at Palmira) | ||
The Río Madre Vieja ([ˈmaðɾe ˈβjexa]) is a river in southwest Guatemala. Its sources are located in the Sierra Madre range, on the border of the departments El Quiché, Sololá, and Chimaltenango. It flows southwards through the coastal lowlands of Suchitepéquez and Escuintla to the Pacific Ocean.
Map of Rio Madre Vieja, Guatemala
The Madre Vieja river basin covers a territory of 1,007 square kilometres (389 sq mi).
References
Madre Vieja River Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA