Aguán River
| Aguán River | |
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| Origin | Yoro |
| Mouth | Caribbean |
| Basin countries | Honduras |
| Length | 240 km (150 mi) |
| Avg. discharge | 140 m3/s (4,900 cu ft/s) |
The Aguán River ((Spanish pronunciation: [aˈɣwan]); also commonly known by its Spanish name, Rio Aguán) is a river in Honduras. It rises in the Yoro region to the west of San Lorenzo and briefly runs south before turning East-North-East, passing San Lorenzo, Olanchito and Tocoa before entering the Caribbean Sea east of Puerto Castilla.
The river is 240 kilometres in length. In 1998 Hurricane Mitch caused to the river to burst its banks at several points along its length. The maximal discharge at Sabá was estimated to almost 20,000 m3 s−1. The village of Santa Rosa de Aguán was washed away by the river, causing dozens of deaths.[1]
The Aguán River's watershed is one of seven watersheds in Honduras,[2] and covers over a million hectares, of which around 200,000 are in the Aguán River Valley.[3] The Aguán River Valley includes the major agricultural area of Bajo Aguán.
References
- ↑
- Hurricane Mitch in Central America, Retrieved 23 April 2005 from http://www.jonkohl.com/publications/hurricane.htm.
- ↑ http://pr.water.usgs.gov/public/rt/hn/aguan.html
- ↑ Jeffrey R. Jones, Colonization and Environment: Land Settlement Projects in Central America, The United Nations University Press, 1990
Coordinates: 15°52′19″N 85°37′47″W / 15.87194°N 85.62972°W
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