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Selegua River

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Seleguá River
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Native nameRío Seleguá (Spanish)
Location
CountriesGuatemala and Mexico
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationGuatemala
(Huehuetenango)
 • coordinates15°16′19″N 91°27′10″W / 15.271848°N 91.452856°W / 15.271848; -91.452856 (Sources Río Seleguá)
 • elevation2,200 m (7,200 ft)
Mouth 
 • location
Presa de La Angostura in Chiapas
Length102 km (63 mi)
Discharge 
 • average38 m3/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, from the Sierra de los Cuchumatanes, until it crosses the border with Mexico at 15°44′58″N 91°55′07″W / 15.749467°N 91.918659°W / 15.749467; -91.918659 (Río Seleguá), 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 covers an area of 1,535 square kilometres (593 sq mi) in Guatemala.[1][2]

References

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