Copinula River (Rio Copinula) is a medium
stream
A stream is a continuous body of water, body of surface water Current (stream), flowing within the stream bed, bed and bank (geography), banks of a channel (geography), channel. Depending on its location or certain characteristics, a stream ...
in the
Sonsonate department
Sonsonate () is a department of El Salvador in the western part of the country. The capital is Sonsonate.
The department has a population of over 463,000 and an area of 1,226 km².
Created on June 12, 1824. The El Salvador National Parliam ...
of
El Salvador
El Salvador (; , meaning " The Saviour"), officially the Republic of El Salvador ( es, República de El Salvador), is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south b ...
, which has moderate to large quantities of
fresh water
Fresh water or freshwater is any naturally occurring liquid or frozen water containing low concentrations of dissolved salts and other total dissolved solids. Although the term specifically excludes seawater and brackish water, it does include ...
year round, especially from early May through October.
A stream with a similar name, Copinulapa River (Rio Copinulapa), is also located in El Salvador, near the municipality of
Nombre de Jesús
Nombre de Jesús is a municipality in the Chalatenango department of El Salvador
El Salvador (; , meaning " The Saviour"), officially the Republic of El Salvador ( es, República de El Salvador), is a country in Central America. It is borde ...
in the
Chalatenango department
Chalatenango () is a department of El Salvador, located in the northwest of the country. The capital is the city of Chalatenango. The Chalatenango Department encompasses 2,017 km² and contains more than 204,000 inhabitants. ''Las Matras A ...
.
This stream is a
tributary
A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage ...
of the
Lempa River
The Lempa River ( es, Río Lempa) is a river in Central America.
Geography
Its sources are located in between the Sierra Madre and the Sierra del Merendón in southern Guatemala, near the town of Olopa. In Guatemala the river is called ''Río O ...
at .
References
External links
Río Copinula: El Salvadorat geographic.org.
Río Copinulaat getamap.net.
Rio Copinulaat myfishmaps.com.
at tageo.com.
Rivers of El Salvador
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