- Madre Vieja River
Infobox River
river_name = Madre Vieja River (Río Madre Vieja)
caption =
origin =Guatemala (El Quiché , Sololá, Chimaltenango, Suchitepéquez)
mouth =Pacific Ocean
basin_countries =Guatemala
length = 126 km
elevation = 2,400 m coord|14.804343|-91.095371|type:landmark_region:GT|display=inline|name= Sources Río Madre Vieja
mouth_elevation = 0 m (Pacific Ocean ) coord|14.003866|-91.430283|type:landmark_region:GT|display=inline|name=Mouth of the Río Madre Vieja
discharge = 8 m³/s (at Palmira)
watershed = The Río Madre Vieja is a river in southwest Guatemala. Its sources are located in the Sierra Madre range, on the border of the departmentsEl Quiché , Sololá, and Chimaltenango. It flows southwards through the coastal lowlands of Suchitepéquez andEscuintla to thePacific 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 Madre Vieja river basin covers a territory of 1,007 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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