Patuca River

Patuca River
Patuca River
Patuca River is located in Honduras
Patuca River
Location of mouth
Location
CountryHonduras
Physical characteristics
Mouth 
 • coordinates
15°47′N 84°15′W / 15.783°N 84.250°W / 15.783; -84.250
Length500 kilometres (310 mi)
Basin size23,900 square kilometres (9,200 sq mi)


The Patuca is a river in northeastern Honduras, formed southeast of Juticalpa by the merger of the Guayape and Guayambre rivers. It is the second largest river in Central America and the longest river of Honduras,[1] measuring almost 500 kilometres (310 mi) long and draining 23,900 square kilometres (9,200 sq mi).[2]