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[[File:Rio cangrejo.JPG|thumb|300px|The [[Río Cangrejal]] in [[La Ceiba]]]]
[[File:Rio cangrejo.JPG|thumb|300px|The [[Río Cangrejal]] in [[La Ceiba]]]]
'''Rivers in Honduras''' is a list of the [[river]]s in [[Honduras]], including those it shares with neighbours. Among the most important river in Honduras is the [[Ulúa River|Ulúa]],<ref>[http://www.country-studies.com/honduras/rivers.html Rivers]</ref> which flows {{convert|400|km|mi}} through the economically important Valle de Sula. Numerous other rivers drain the interior highlands and empty north into the [[Caribbean Sea]]. The [[Pacific Ocean]] coast also receives other important rivers such as the [[Choluteca River]], which flows through the capital, [[Tegucigalpa]], where it wreaked havoc during the 1998 [[Hurricane Mitch]]. [[La Quebradona]] is a river located in [[La Ruidosa]], [[Copán]]. La Comisión Permanente de Contingencias is the body which gives out alerts when rivers are in danger of overflowing.<ref>[http://cidbimena.desastres.hn/article.php?story=20100827090332325 Alerta por desbordamiento de ríos en Honduras]</ref>
Among the most important [[river]]s in [[Honduras]] is the [[Ulúa River|Ulúa]],<ref>[http://www.country-studies.com/honduras/rivers.html Rivers]</ref> which flows 400 kilometres (250 mi) through the economically important Valle de Sula. Numerous other rivers drain the interior highlands and empty north into the [[Caribbean Sea]]. The [[Pacific Ocean]] coast also receives other important rivers, such as the [[Choluteca River]], which flows through the capital, [[Tegucigalpa]], where it wreaked havoc during the 1998 [[Hurricane Mitch]]. [[La Quebradona]] is a river located in [[La Ruidosa]], [[Copán]]. La Comisión Permanente de Contingencias is the body which gives out alerts when rivers are in danger of overflowing.<ref>[http://cidbimena.desastres.hn/article.php?story=20100827090332325 Alerta por desbordamiento de ríos en Honduras]</ref>


This list is arranged by [[drainage basin]], from east to west, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name.
This list is arranged by [[drainage basin]], from east to west, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name.

Latest revision as of 16:14, 9 July 2024

The Río Cangrejal in La Ceiba

Among the most important rivers in Honduras is the Ulúa,[1] which flows 400 kilometres (250 mi) through the economically important Valle de Sula. Numerous other rivers drain the interior highlands and empty north into the Caribbean Sea. The Pacific Ocean coast also receives other important rivers, such as the Choluteca River, which flows through the capital, Tegucigalpa, where it wreaked havoc during the 1998 Hurricane Mitch. La Quebradona is a river located in La Ruidosa, Copán. La Comisión Permanente de Contingencias is the body which gives out alerts when rivers are in danger of overflowing.[2]

This list is arranged by drainage basin, from east to west, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name.

Caribbean Sea

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Aguán River
Tela River
Ulúa River

Pacific Ocean

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Rivers
  2. ^ Alerta por desbordamiento de ríos en Honduras
  • "GEONet Names Server". National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Retrieved June 25, 2021., GEOnet Names Server
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