List of rivers of Nicaragua
The majority of rivers in Nicaragua are located on the Caribbean coast and empty out into the Caribbean Sea. The Río San Juan is one of the most important rivers in Nicaragua, it borders Costa Rica and connects the Caribbean Sea to Lake Cocibolca .[1] The Nicaragua Canal was a proposed project for an inter-Oceanic canal to transport cargo ships coming in from the Pacific to the Caribbean, or vice versa, instead of sailing down around Cape Horn. As of 2007 the project is still being considered.
The Río Grande and its tributaries are the most extensive river system, while the Río Escondido provides a major transportation route between the Pacific and Caribbean coasts.[1] The Río Coco, locally known as the Wanks, runs along the border with Honduras and is the longest river in Central America.[2] Other important rivers include Río Tipitapa, which links Lake Cocibolca to Lake Managua and covers 1,050 km² (405 sq mi).
List of rivers in Nicaragua
- Río Amaka
- Río Carepicha
- Río Bambana
- Río Bocay
- Río Coco – known locally as the Wanks, borders Honduras and is the longest river in Central America.
- Río Escondido
- Río Grande de Matagalpa
- Río San Juan – borders Costa Rica
- Río Kukalaya
- Río Kurinwás
- Río Mi
- Río Siquia
- Río Tipitapa
- Río Tuma
- Río Wawa
- River NÖamani
By drainage basin
This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name.
- Coco River (Segovia River) (Wanki River)
- Ulang River
- Wawa River (Huahua River)
- Kukalaya River
- Layasiksa River
- Prinzapolka River
- Río Grande de Matagalpa
- Kurinwás River
- Wawasang River
- Escondido River
- Kukra River
- Punta Gorda River
- Maíz River
- Indio River
- San Juan River
See also
References
- ^ a b "Nicaragua: Rivers and Lakes". MSN Encarta. Archived from the original on 2009-11-01. Retrieved 2007-06-22.
- ^ "Nicaragua: The Land". Archived from the original on 2007-04-05. Retrieved 2007-06-22.
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- Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
- CIA map, 1997.
- UN map, 2004.
- Weller Cartographic Services map, 1998.
- Instituto Nicaragüense de Estudio Territoriales department maps, 2001. (in Spanish)
