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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.
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[[File:Desembocadura del río de Tela.JPG|thumb|199px|Tela River]]
[[File:Desembocadura del río de Tela.JPG|thumb|199px|Tela River]]
[[File:Río Ulúa.png|thumb|199px|Ulúa River]]
[[File:Río Ulúa.png|thumb|199px|Ulúa River]]
*[[Negro River (Central America)]] borders Nicaragua.
*[[Coco River]] (Segovia River) borders [[Nicaragua]].
*[[Coco River]] (Segovia River) borders [[Nicaragua]].
*[[Cruta River]]
*[[Cruta River]]
*[[Nakunta River]]
*[[Nakunta River]]
*[[Mocorón River]]{{cite needed|date=November 2015}}
*[[Mocorón River]]{{citation needed|date=November 2015}}
*[[Warunta River]]
*[[Warunta River]]
* [[Patuca River]] is the largest in Honduras and the second largest in Central America.
* [[Patuca River]] is the largest in Honduras and the second largest in Central America.
**[[Wampú River]]
**[[Wampú River]]
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**[[Río Gualcarque]]
**[[Guayambre River]]
**[[Guayambre River]]
**[[Guayape River]]
**[[Guayape River]]
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*[[Leán River]]
*[[Leán River]]
*[[Tela River]]
*[[Tela River]]
* [[Ulúa River]] is the most important river economically.{{cite needed|date=November 2015}}
* [[Ulúa River]] is the most important river economically.{{citation needed|date=November 2015}}
**[[Humuya River]]
**[[Humuya River]]
***[[Sulaco River]]
***[[Sulaco River]]
**[[Río Blanco (Honduras)|Blanco River]]
**[[Río Blanco (Honduras)|Blanco River]]
**[[Otoro River]] (Río Grande de Otoro)
**[[Otoro River]] (Río Grande de Otoro)
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***[[Río Gualcarque]]
**[[Jicatuyo River]]
**[[Jicatuyo River]]
***[[Higuito River]]
***[[Higuito River]]
*[[Chamelecón River]]
*[[Chamelecón River]]
*[[Motagua River]]
*[[Motagua River]]
**[[Cuyamel River]]


=== Pacific Ocean ===
=== Pacific Ocean ===


*[[Choluteca River]]
*[[Choluteca River]]
*[[Goascorán River]] divides [[El Salvador]] from Honduras.
*[[Goascorán River]] forms the [[El Salvador]] - Honduras border.
*[[Guarajambala River]]
*[[Guarajambala River]]
*[[Lempa River]]
*[[Lempa River]]
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*[[Sumpul River]]
*[[Sumpul River]]
*[[Torola River]]
*[[Torola River]]

==See also==
* {{portal-inline|Honduras}}
* [[List of rivers of the Americas by coastline]]


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
*{{cite web|url=https://geonames.nga.mil/namesgaz/|title=GEONet Names Server|website=[[National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency]]|access-date=June 25, 2021}}, [[GEOnet Names Server]]


{{Honduras topics}}
{{Honduras topics}}
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[[Category:Lists of rivers by country|Honduras]]
[[Category:Lists of rivers by country|Honduras]]
[[Category:Lists of landforms of Honduras|Rivers]]
[[Category:Lists of landforms of Honduras|Rivers]]
[[Category:Lists of Rivers of Central America|Honduras]]
[[Category:Lists of rivers of Central America|Honduras]]

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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