Coyolate River
The Río Coyolate is a river in southwest Guatemala. Its sources are located in the Sierra Madre range, in the department of Chimaltenango. It flows southwards through the coastal lowlands of Suchitepéquez and Escuintla to the Pacific Ocean.[1]
| Coyolatea River | |
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| Native name | Río Coyolate |
| Location | |
| Country | Guatemala |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Guatemala (Chimaltenango, Suchitepéquez) |
| • coordinates | 14.454712°N 91.095457°W |
| • elevation | 2,400 m (7,900 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Pacific Ocean |
• coordinates | 13.953976°N 91.311493°W |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 155 km (96 mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 15.6 m3/s (550 cu ft/s) (at Puente Coyolate) |
The Coyolate river basin covers a territory of 1,648 square kilometres (636 sq mi).[2]
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