Lempa River

Lempa River
Sunset over the Lempa river
Railroad Bridge (FENADESAL) over the Lempa river, as seen from the Carretera del Litoral highway bridge (El Salvador)
Lempa River is located in El Salvador
Lempa River
Location
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Physical characteristics
SourceSierra Madre
 • locationOlopa, Chiquimula, Guatemala
 • coordinates14°41′33″N 89°18′18″W / 14.69250°N 89.30500°W / 14.69250; -89.30500
 • elevation1,200 m (3,900 ft)
MouthPacific Ocean
 • location
El Playón, Tecoluca, San Vicente, El Salvador
 • coordinates
13°15′17″N 88°49′38″W / 13.25472°N 88.82722°W / 13.25472; -88.82722
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length422 km (262 mi)
Basin size18,246 km2 (7,045 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • locationCuscatlan bridge[1]
 • average362 m3/s (12,800 cu ft/s)

The Lempa River (Spanish: Río Lempa) is a 422-kilometre-long (262 mi) river in Central America.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference USACE was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Hernández, Walter (2005). "Nacimiento y Desarrollo del río Lempa" (pdf). San Salvador: Servicio Nacional de Estudios Territoriales (SNET). Retrieved 2009-05-03.