Icán River

Icán River
Native name	Río Icán
Country	Guatemala
Basin
Main source	Guatemala (Suchitepéquez 1,200 m (3,900 ft) 14°39′47″N 91°32′02″W / 14.663063°N 91.533837°W
River mouth	Pacific Ocean 0 m (0 ft) 14°07′30″N 91°39′55″W / 14.125006°N 91.665201°WCoordinates: 14°07′30″N 91°39′55″W / 14.125006°N 91.665201°W
Physical characteristics
Length	53 km (33 mi)
Discharge	Average rate: 34 m^3/s (1,200 cu ft/s) (at Bracitos)

The Río ícán is a river in Southwest Guatemala. Its sources are in the Sierra Madre range, on the slopes of the Santo Tomás volcano in the department of Suchitepéquez. It flows southwards through the coastal lowlands of Suchitepequez to the Pacific Ocean.^[1]

The river runs more or less parallel to its main tributary, the Sís River. The Sís–Icán river basin covers a territory of 919 square kilometres (355 sq mi).^[2]

References

1. INSIVUMEH. "Mapa de Cuencas y Ríos".
2. INSIVUMEH. "Principales ríos de Guatemala".