San Pedro River (Guatemala)

San Pedro River/Río San Pedro
San Pedro River, at El Naranjo, Petén
Location
Countries	Guatemala and Mexico
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Guatemala (El Petén)
• coordinates	17°08′05″N 89°54′10″W / 17.134803°N 89.902668°W / 17.134803; -89.902668 (Río San Pedro)
• elevation	200 m (660 ft)
Mouth
• location	Tributary of the Usumacinta river
Length	186 km (116 mi) (in Guatemala)
Discharge
• average	52.9 m3/s (1,870 cu ft/s) (at San Pedro Mactún)

The Río San Pedro is a river of Guatemala and Mexico. Its sources are located in the Guatemalan department of El Petén at 17°08′05″N 89°54′10″W / 17.134803°N 89.902668°W / 17.134803; -89.902668 (Río San Pedro). The length of the river in Guatemala is 186 km (116 mi). The river flows westwards until it reaches the Mexican border and crosses into the state of Tabasco at 17°16′47″N 90°59′16″W / 17.279636°N 90.987697°W / 17.279636; -90.987697 (Río San Pedro). From there it continues northwest and joins the Usumacinta River. The Guatemalan part of the San Pedro river basin covers an area of 14,335 square kilometres (5,535 sq mi).^[1] The river has red mangroves.