Polochic river | |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | Guatemala |
Subdivision Type2: | Departments |
Subdivision Name2: | Alta Verapaz and Izabal |
Length: | 194km (121miles) |
Mouth Elevation: | 88m (289feet) |
Discharge1 Avg: | 69.3m3/s (at Telemán) |
Tributaries Left: | Río Papalja, Río Tampoma, Río Actela, Río Boca Nueva, Río Secoc, Río Cahabón. |
Tributaries Right: | Río Matanzas, Rio Jolomjix, Rio Chiquito, Rio Zarco. |
The Polochic River (pronounced as /es/) is a 194adj=midNaNadj=mid river in eastern Guatemala.[1] The 194 kilometers long river flows eastwards through a deep valley and flows into Lake Izabal at 15.4667°N -89.3667°W. The river is navigable for 30km (20miles) to Panzós. It was used many years ago to transport coffee and timber, but most commercial transport in the river valley is now carried out overland, by trucks.