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This is a list of rivers in El Salvador. 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]
El Salvador also obtains about 7.5 km 3 of surface water per year from neighboring Honduras and Guatemala. [8] The Cerrón Grande Reservoir, known locally as Lake Suchitlán, is the largest body of fresh water in El Salvador. [9] The Lempa River watershed dominates El Salvador covering half of the country at 10, 255 km 2 and draining 6, 214 ...
Pages in category "Rivers of El Salvador" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *
El Salvador has over 300 rivers, the most important of which is the Rio Lempa. Originating in Guatemala, the Rio Lempa cuts across the northern range of mountains, flows along much of the central plateau, and cuts through the southern volcanic range to empty into the Pacific. It is El Salvador's only navigable river.
1.3 El Salvador. 1.4 Guatemala. 1.5 Honduras. 1.6 Mexico. 1.7 Nicaragua. ... The Bahamas only has one river, the Goose River, in Central Andros and many creeks. Barbados
The city of San Salvador was established along the river in the mid-1500s for its clear waters, but it has since become one of El Salvador's most polluted rivers due to improper waste disposal from San Salvador beginning in the mid-1900s. Despite the river's high levels of contamination by domestic and industrial waste, several animal species ...
The river continues its course for another 360 kilometres (220 mi) in El Salvador, flowing in a generally southwards direction until it reaches the Pacific Ocean in the San Vicente Department. [ 2 ] [ 4 ] The river forms a small part of the international boundary between El Salvador and Honduras.
Río Grande de San Miguel is a river in southern El Salvador, Central America. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It flows into the Pacific Ocean in the Usulután Department , at 13°14′00″N 88°22′00″W / 13.2333333°N 88.3666667°W / 13.2333333; -88.3666667