- Paz River
Infobox River
river_name = Río Paz
caption =
origin =Guatemala (Jutiapa)
mouth =Pacific Ocean coord|13.839080|-90.329418|type:landmark_region:GT|display=inline|name=Mouth of the Río Paz
basin_countries =Guatemala ,El Salvador
length = 134 km
elevation = 1,700 m coord|14.380395|-90.010128|type:landmark_region:GT|display=inline|name=Source of the Río Pazmouth_elevation = 0 m
discharge = 23.2 m³/s (at El Jobo)
watershed = The Río Paz is a river in southern Guatemala. Its sources are located in the mountains in the north of Jutiapa. From there it flows in a south-west direction and marks the border withEl Salvador for most of its way before reaching thePacific Ocean at coord|13.771190|-90.183120|type:landmark_region:GT|display=inline,title|name=Mouth of the Río Paz. [cite web | url=http://www.insivumeh.gob.gt/hidrologia/ATLAS_HIDROMETEOROLOGICO/Atlas_Hidrologico/mapa-base.jpg| publisher= | title=Mapa de Cuencas y Ríos | author=INSIVUMEH | access | format=]The Paz River is 134 km long, and its river basin covers a territory of 1,732 km2 in Guatemala. [cite web | url=http://www.insivumeh.gob.gt/hidrologia/rios%20de%20guate.htm | publisher= | title=Principales ríos de Guatemala | author=INSIVUMEH | access | format=]
It flows through the
Ahuachapán Department and flows into the Laguna el Espino.References
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