Río San Juan | |
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Location | |
Country | Colombia |
Region | Chocó Department |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Cerro Caramanta, West Andes |
Mouth | |
• location | Pacific Ocean near Buenaventura |
Length | 380 km (240 mi) |
The San Juan River (Spanish: Río San Juan) is a Colombian river that flows into the Pacific Ocean through the Chocó Department. It is approximately 380 kilometres (240 mi) and drains a watershed of 16,000 square kilometres (6,200 sq mi). The river drains into a large delta that covers nearly 300 square kilometres (120 sq mi). The average discharge of the Rio San Juan is 2,054.67 m3/s.