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Selegua River

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Native name
  
río Seleguá

Source
  
Guatemala

Country
  
Guatemala

Length
  
102 km

Mouth
  
Chiapas

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Main source
  
Guatemala (Huehuetenango) 2,200 m (7,200 ft)

River mouth
  
Presa de La Angostura in Chiapas

Discharge
  
Average rate: 38 m/s (1,300 cu ft/s) (at Chojíl)

The Seleguá ([seleˈɣwa]) is a river in Guatemala. The river flows northwards from its sources in the highlands of Huehuetenango until it crosses the border with Mexico at 15.749467°N 91.918659°W / 15.749467; -91.918659 (Río Seleguá), and continues northwards into the Presa de La Angostura, one of Mexico's largest artificial lakes. The river's length in Guatemala is 102 kilometres (63 mi). The Selegua river basin cover an area of 1,535 square kilometres (593 sq mi) in Guatemala.

Map of Rio Sacum%C3%A1, Guatemala

References

Selegua River Wikipedia