Ocosito River

Ocosito River (río Ocosito)
Origin	Guatemala (Quetzaltenango) 14°48′44″N 91°35′54″W / 14.812309°N 91.598339°W / 14.812309; -91.598339 (Sources Río Ocosito)
Mouth	Pacific Ocean
Basin countries	Guatemala (Quetzaltenango, Retalhuleu)
Length	107 km
Source elevation	2,600 m
Avg. discharge	30.2 m³/s (at Caballo Blanco)

The río Ocosito is a river in Guatemala. The river's sources are located in the Sierra Madre mountain range in Quetzaltenango. It flows southwards to Retalhuleu and then west to the Pacific Ocean. The river's length is 107 km. The Ocosito river basin covers an area of 2,035 km³.^[1]

References

1. ^ INSIVUMEH. "Principales ríos de Guatemala". http://www.insivumeh.gob.gt/hidrologia/rios%20de%20guate.htm. 

External links

• Map of Guatemala including principal rivers, from University of Texas

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