Cahabón River

Cahabón River (Río Cahabón)
The Cahabòn in flood at Semuc Champey
Country	Guatemala
Source	Sierra de las Minas
- elevation	1,600 m (5,249 ft)
- coordinates	15°15′40″N 90°16′50″W / 15.26111°N 90.28056°W / 15.26111; -90.28056
Mouth	Polochic River
- elevation	90 m (295 ft)
- coordinates	15°25′25″N 89°34′29″W / 15.42361°N 89.57472°W / 15.42361; -89.57472Coordinates: 15°25′25″N 89°34′29″W / 15.42361°N 89.57472°W / 15.42361; -89.57472
Length	195.95 km (122 mi) [1]
Basin	2,459 km2 (949 sq mi) [1]
Discharge
- average	164.2 m3/s (5,799 cu ft/s) [1]

The Río Cahabón (Cahabón River) is a 196-kilometre (122 mi) long river in eastern Guatemala. From its sources in the Sierra de las Minas range in Baja Verapaz it turns north and then east into Alta Verapaz, running through Santa Cruz Verapaz, Tactic, Cobán, San Pedro Carchá, Semuc Champey and Santa María Cahabón below which it joins the smaller Polochic River.

It has whitewater reaches, with Class III and IV rapids — intermediate to challenging — which are favoured spots for touristic river rafting.

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