Madre Vieja River Explained

Madre Vieja River
Pushpin Map:Guatemala
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of mouth
Source1 Location:Guatemala (El Quiché, Sololá,
Chimaltenango, Suchitepéquez)
Subdivision Type1:Country
Length:126km (78miles)
Source1 Elevation:2400m (7,900feet)
Source1 Coordinates:14.8043°N -91.0954°W
Mouth Elevation:0m (00feet)
Mouth Coordinates:14.0039°N -91.4303°W
Discharge1 Avg:8m3/s (at Palmira)

The Río Madre Vieja (pronounced as /es/) is a river in southwest Guatemala. Its sources are located in the Sierra Madre mountain range, on the border of the departments of El Quiché, Sololá, and Chimaltenango. It flows southwards through the coastal lowlands of Suchitepéquez and Escuintla to the Pacific Ocean.[1]

The Madre Vieja river basin covers a territory of 1007km2.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mapa de Cuencas y Ríos . INSIVUMEH .
  2. Web site: Principales ríos de Guatemala . INSIVUMEH .