Sís River

Sís River

Infobox River
river_name = Sís River (Río Sís)


caption =
origin = Guatemala (Suchitepéquez, Retalhuleu coord|14.663063|-91.533837|type:landmark_region:GT|display=inline|name=Río Sís
mouth = Tributary of the Icán River
basin_countries = Guatemala
length =
elevation = 1,200
mouth_elevation = 0 m
discharge =
watershed =
The Río Sis is a river in Southwest Guatemala. Its sources are located in the Sierra Madre range, on the the slopes of the Santo Tomás and Zunil volcanoes in the department of Suchitepéquez. It flows southwards through the municipalities of San Francisco Zapotitlán, Cuyotenango, San Lorenzo and Mazatenango and joins the Icán River which flows into the Pacific Ocean. [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 Sís - Icán river basin covers a territory of 919 km2. [cite web | url=http://www.insivumeh.gob.gt/hidrologia/rios%20de%20guate.htm | publisher= | title=Principales ríos de Guatemala | author=INSIVUMEH | access | format=]

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