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Madre Vieja River

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Native name
  
Río Madre Vieja

Source
  
Guatemala

Country
  
Guatemala

Length
  
126 km

Mouth
  
Pacific Ocean

Madre Vieja River staticpanoramiocomphotoslarge73530197jpg

Main source
  
Guatemala (El Quiché, Sololá, Chimaltenango, Suchitepéquez) 2,400 m (7,900 ft)

River mouth
  
Pacific Ocean 0 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