Aguán River

Aguán River
Country	Honduras
Basin
Main source	Yoro
River mouth	Caribbean
Physical characteristics
Length	240 km (150 mi)
Discharge	Average rate: 140 m^3/s (4,900 cu ft/s)

The Aguán River (Spanish pronunciation: [aˈɣwan]); also commonly known by its Spanish name, Rio Aguán) is a river in Honduras. It rises in the Yoro region to the west of San Lorenzo and briefly runs south before turning east-northeast, passing San Lorenzo, Olanchito and Tocoa before entering the Caribbean Sea east of Puerto Castilla.

The river is 240 kilometres (150 mi) long. In 1998 Hurricane Mitch caused to the river to burst its banks at several points along its length. The maximal discharge at Sabá was estimated at almost 20,000 cubic metres per second (710,000 cu ft/s). The village of Santa Rosa de Aguán was washed away by the river, causing dozens of deaths.^[1]

The Aguán River's watershed is one of seven watersheds in Honduras,^[2] and covers over 1 million hectares (3,900 sq mi), of which around 200,000 are in the Aguán River Valley.^[3] The Aguán River Valley includes the major agricultural area of Bajo Aguán.

See also

• List of rivers of Honduras

References

1. • Hurricane Mitch in Central America, Retrieved 23 April 2005 from http://www.jonkohl.com/publications/hurricane.htm.
2. "USGS - Water Resources of Honduras - Aguan". usgs.gov. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
3. Jeffrey R. Jones, Colonization and Environment: Land Settlement Projects in Central America, The United Nations University Press, 1990

Coordinates: 15°52′19″N 85°37′47″W / 15.87194°N 85.62972°W