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Nahualate River

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Native name
  
Río Nahualate

Length
  
130 km

Mouth
  
Pacific Ocean

Mouth elevation
  
0

Basin size
  
1,941 km (749 sq mi)

Source
  
Guatemala

Country
  
Guatemala

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Main source
  
Guatemala (Sololá, Suchitepéquez) 3,000 m (9,800 ft) Santa Catarina Ixtahuacán

River mouth
  
Pacific Ocean 0 m (0 ft)

Discharge
  
Average rate: 60.8 m/s (2,150 cu ft/s) at San Mauricio

The Río Nahualate ([nawaˈlate]) is a river in southwest Guatemala. Its sources are located in the 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.

Map of Rio Nahualate, Guatemala

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

References

Nahualate River Wikipedia