San Juan River (Colombia)

Río San Juan
Rivers in Colombia. The mouth of the San Juan is near the center of the country's Pacific coast
Location
CountryColombia
RegionChocó Department
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationCerro Caramanta, West Andes
Mouth 
 • location
Pacific Ocean near Buenaventura
Length380 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.