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The Lempa River (Spanish: Río Lempa) is a 422-kilometre-long (262 mi) river in Central America. [2] It is a transboundary river shared by El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras. [ 3 ]
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) San Juan River. Poxte River ...
El Salvador has 58 river basins which all drain to the Pacific Ocean. [1] The total amount of water discharged into the Pacific is 19 million m³ in a normal year. [2] Additionally, there are several endorheic basins linked to a lake. Coatepeque Lake is the largest endorheic basin in the country. [1]
The Lempa River watershed dominates El Salvador covering half of the country at 10, 255 km 2 and draining 6, 214 million m 3. The Lempa is 422 km long and originates in the Sierra Madre and the Sierra del Merendón in southern Guatemala. The river flows in Honduras for 31 km before entering El Salvador in northwest.
Originating in Guatemala, the Rio Lempa cuts across the northern range of mountains, flows along much of the central plateau, and finally cuts through the southern volcanic range to empty into the Pacific. [1] It is El Salvador's only navigable river, it and its tributaries drain about half the country. [1]
The Cerrón Grande Hydroelectric Dam (Spanish: Central Hidroeléctrica Cerrón Grande) spans the Lempa River 78 km (48 mi) north of San Salvador in the municipalities of Potonico, (Chalatenango) and Jutiapa in El Salvador. The concrete gravity dam has a height of 90 m (300 ft) and a length of 800 m (2,600 ft).
The reservoir's primary inflows are the Acelhuate River and the Lempa River. Its primary outflow is the Lempa River, which flows northwest to southeast. [2] [4] The reservoir has a surface area of 135 square kilometers (52 square miles), making it the largest body of water in the country.
In Nueva Concepción notable rivers are the Rio Lempa, Rio Jayuca, Rio Moja Flores, Rio San Nicolás and other rivers. Nueva Concepción is also known for its water park, "Splash". The main way to get to Nueva Concepción (coming from San Salvador) is the northern troncal del norte (CA4) road going towards Chalatenango and then the CA3 W.