San Pedro River (Guatemala)

San Pedro River/Río San Pedro

San Pedro River, at El Naranjo, Petén
Country Guatemala, Mexico
Basin
Main source Guatemala (El Petén)
200 m (660 ft)
17°08′05″N 89°54′10″W / 17.134803°N 89.902668°W / 17.134803; -89.902668 (Río San Pedro)
River mouth Tributary of the Usumacinta river
Physical characteristics
Length 186 km (116 mi) (in Guatemala)
Discharge
  • Average rate:
    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 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)Coordinates: 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]

References

  1. ↑ INSIVUMEH. "Principales ríos de Guatemala". Retrieved 2008. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)


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