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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 ...
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.
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.
Sierra del Merendón is a mountain range extending on the eastern border of Guatemala and Honduras.Its south-western border is marked by the Lempa River valley, its northern border by the Motagua River valley.
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 location of the boat crossing was about 13 kilometers from the city of Chalatenango, in the Department with the same name, and about 10 kilometers northeast of the city of Suchitoto, Cuscatlán. [4] In the early 20th century, a large number of people were transported across the Lempa River on a daily basis.
A map of Guatemala. The upper watershed of the Lempa River is shared by Guatemala , El Salvador , and Honduras , as outlined in the Trifinio Plan , which was established and signed by the aforementioned countries to address economic and environmental problems in the Lempa River basin, and foster cooperation and regional integration.