Selegua River

Seleguá River (río Seleguá)
Basin
Main source	Guatemala (Huehuetenango)
Source elevation	2,200 m (7,200 ft) 15°16′19″N 91°27′10″W / 15.271848°N 91.452856°W
River mouth	Presa de La Angostura in Chiapas
Countries	Guatemala, Mexico
Physiognomy
Length	102 km (63 mi)
Avg. discharge	38 m^3/s (1,300 cu ft/s) (at Chojíl)

The Seleguá (Spanish pronunciation: [seleˈɣwa]) is a river in Guatemala. The river flows northwards from its sources in the highlands of Huehuetenango until it crosses the border with Mexico at 15°44′58″N 91°55′07″W / 15.749467°N 91.918659°W, and continues northwards into the Presa de La Angostura, one of Mexico's largest artificial lakes. The river's length in Guatemala is 102 kilometres (63 mi). The Selegua river basin cover an area of 1,535 square kilometres (593 sq mi) in Guatemala.^[1][2]

References

1. INSIVUMEH. "Principales ríos de Guatemala".
2. Suasnávar, Mariano (e.a.) (2003). "Diagnóstico de la cuenca del río Seleguá, Huehuetenango" (PDF).

External links

• Map of Guatemala including the river