This is a list of rivers in

Guatemala Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Guatemala, links=no), is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico; to the northeast by Belize and the Caribbean; to the east by H ...

arranged by drainage basin. This list is arranged by

drainage basin A drainage basin is an area of land where all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean. A basin is separated from adjacent basins by a perimeter, t ...

, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name.

Gulf of Mexico

The following rivers flow into the Grijalva River in Mexico and are part of the

Gulf of Mexico The Gulf of Mexico ( es, Golfo de México) is an oceanic basin, ocean basin and a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean, largely surrounded by the North American continent. It is bounded on the northeast, north and northwest by the Gulf Coast of ...

drainage basin. *''

Grijalva River Grijalva River, formerly known as ''Tabasco River'', ( es, Río Grijalva, known locally also as Río Grande de Chiapas, Río Grande and Mezcalapa River) is a long river in southeastern Mexico."Grijalva." ''Merriam-Webster's Geographical Diction ...

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Usumacinta River The Usumacinta River (; named after the howler monkey) is a river in southeastern Mexico and northwestern Guatemala. It is formed by the junction of the Pasión River, which arises in the Sierra de Santa Cruz (Guatemala), Sierra de Santa Cruz ...

(Guatemala and Mexico) *** San Pedro River (Guatemala and Mexico) ***''Lacantún River (Mexico)'' ****

Xalbal River The Xalbal River () is a river of Guatemala. Its sources are in the Sierra de los Cuchumatanes (at ) in the department of El Quiché, where the river is called Río Xaclbal or Río Chajul. The Xaclbal river flows northwards down the tropical lo ...

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Ixcán River The Ixcán River is a river in Guatemala. The river flows northwards from its sources in the Sierra de los Cuchumatanes in Huehuetenango, marks the border with El Quiché for a number of kilometers, and crosses the border with Mexico at 16.074929° ...

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Pasión River The Pasión River ( es, Río de la Pasión, ) is a river located in the northern lowlands region of Guatemala. The river is fed by a number of upstream tributaries whose sources lie in the hills of Alta Verapaz. These flow in a general northerly di ...

(Río de la Pasión) **** San Juan River *****

Poxte River Poxte is a river and valley of the Maya Mountains in Guatemala. The valley is noted for numerous Maya civilization, Maya sites such as Ixtutz and the Petén Caves. The river is located on the southwest of the Dolores, Petén, Dolores plateau and no ...

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Machaquila River The Machaquila River is a river of Guatemala. See also *List of rivers of Guatemala This is a list of rivers in Guatemala arranged by drainage basin. This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each lar ...

**** Cancuén River *** Salinas River ****

Chixoy River The Chixoy River or Río Chixoy is a river in Guatemala. The river is called Río Negro from its sources in the highlands of Huehuetenango and El Quiché until it reaches the Chixoy hydroelectric dam (located at ), where the Río Salamá and Ri ...

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Salamá River The Salamá River is a river in Guatemala. The river is fed by a number of streams running down the slopes of the Sierra de las Minas and Sierra de Chuacús and flows in a north-westerly direction through the town of Salamá until it joins the Ch ...

**** San Román River **

Seleguá River The Seleguá () is a river in Guatemala. The river flows northwards from its sources in the highlands of Huehuetenango, from Sierra de los Cuchumatanes, until it crosses the border with Mexico at , and continues northwards into the Presa de La A ...

(Guatemala and Mexico) *** Nentón River (Guatemala and Mexico) **

Cuilco River Río Cuilco is a river in Guatemala. The river's sources are located in the Sierra Madre just north of Cajolá where it is called Río Blanco. The Río Blanco joins the Las Manzanas River which in turn joins the San Isidro River to form the Cui ...

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Cabajchum River The Cabajchum River () is a river of Guatemala. See also *List of rivers of Guatemala This is a list of rivers in Guatemala arranged by drainage basin. This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each la ...

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Tzalá River The Tzalá River () is a river in Guatemala. See also *List of rivers of Guatemala This is a list of rivers in Guatemala arranged by drainage basin. This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each large ...

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Las Manzanas River The Las Manzanas River () is a river of Guatemala. See also *List of rivers of Guatemala This is a list of rivers in Guatemala arranged by drainage basin. This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each ...

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Blanco River (San Marcos) The Blanco River is a river of Guatemala. See also *List of rivers of Guatemala This is a list of rivers in Guatemala arranged by drainage basin. This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger s ...

Gulf of Honduras

The following rivers are in the

Gulf of Honduras The Gulf or Bay of Honduras is a large inlet of the Caribbean Sea, indenting the coasts of Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras. From north to south, it runs for approximately 200 km (125 miles) from Dangriga, Belize, to La Ceiba, Honduras. ...

drainage basin, which connects to he Gulf of Mexico. *'' Hondo River'' (Río Azul) (Belize and Mexico) *''

Belize River The Belize River runs through the center of Belize. It drains more than one-quarter of the country as it winds along the northern edge of the Maya Mountains to the sea just north of Belize City (). The Belize river valley is largely tropical rain ...

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Mopan River The Mopan River is a river in Central America spanning the Petén Department of Guatemala and the Cayo District of Belize. It merges with the Macal River at Branch Mouth, Belize, forming the Belize River, which ultimately discharges to the Caribbea ...

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Moho River The Moho River is a river of Guatemala and Belize. The river is navigable year round between Santa Teresa and the mouth. See also *List of rivers of Guatemala *List of rivers of Belize These are the main rivers of Belize. Belize has a total of ...

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Sarstoon River The Sarstoon River ( es, link=no, Río Sarstún) is a Central American river that forms part of the international border between Belize and Guatemala. The river's source lies in Guatemala's Alta Verapaz Department, Alta Verapaz Department. It fl ...

(Sarstún River) (Guatemala and Belize) ** Gracias a Dios River *** Chiyu River *** Chahal River ** Franco River *** Chocón River * Dulce River ** Chocón Machacas River **

Lake Izabal Lake Izabal (), also known as the Golfo Dulce, is the largest lake in Guatemala with a surface area of 589.6 km² (145,693 acres or 227.6 sq mi) and a maximum depth is 18 m (59 ft). The Polochic River is the largest river that drai ...

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Polochic River The Polochic River () is a river in eastern Guatemala. It flows eastwards through a deep valley and flows into Lake Izabal at . The river is navigable for to Panzós. It was used many years ago to transport coffee and timber, but most commercial ...

****Matanzas River **** Cahabón River ***** Lanquin River *

Motagua River The Motagua River () is a river in Guatemala. It rises in the western highlands of Guatemala where it is also called Río Grande, and runs in an easterly direction to the Gulf of Honduras. The final few kilometres of the river form part of the ...

(Guatemala and Honduras) ** Las Animas River ** Bobos River ** Pasabien River **

Río Grande de Zacapa The Río Grande de Zacapa is a river in Guatemala. From its sources in the southern mountain range in the departments of Zacapa and Chiquimula the river flows northwards until it reaches the Motagua River The Motagua River () is a river in Gua ...

*** Jupilingo River **

Las Vacas River The Las Vacas River is a river in Guatemala. It begins in the mountains in the eastern outskirts of Guatemala City and runs in a north-easterly direction to join the Motagua River where the departmental borders of El Progreso, Baja Verapaz and Guat ...

** Jalapa River

Pacific Ocean

The following rivers are in the

Pacific Ocean The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, to Antarctica) in the south, and is bounded by the continen ...

drainage basin: *

Suchiate River The Suchiate River ( es, Río Suchiate, ) is a river that marks the southwesternmost part of the border between Mexico (state of Chiapas) and Guatemala (department of San Marcos). From its sources on the southern slopes of the Tacaná volcano ...

(Guatemala and Mexico) ** Cabúz River *** Cutzulchimá River ** Ixben River **

Nica River Nica or NICA may refer to: * Nīca, a village in Latvia * Nica, the name in some languages of Nice, a French city * Nica is an adjective which may refer to: ** Nicaragua ** Nicaraguan people * Nica Airlines, an alternate name for Nicaragüense de ...

** Petacalapa River ** Sibinal River * Naranjo River ** Chisna River *** Mujulia River * Ocosito River ** Nil River *** Nima River *

Samalá River The Samalá is a river in southwestern Guatemala. Its sources are in the Sierra Madre de Chiapas, Sierra Madre, San Carlos Sija, Valle De Écija range, in the departments of Quetzaltenango (department), Quetzaltenango and Totonicapán (departme ...

** El Tambor River *** Nima I River *** Nima II River **

Oc River The Oc River is a river of Guatemala and a tributary of the Samalá River. See also *List of rivers of Guatemala This is a list of rivers in Guatemala arranged by drainage basin. This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributa ...

* Icán River ** Sís River * Nahualate River ** Ixtacapa River ** Siguacán River * Madre Vieja River *

Coyolate River The Río Coyolate is a river in southwest Guatemala. Its sources are located in the Sierra Madre range, in the department of Chimaltenango. It flows southwards through the coastal lowlands of Suchitepéquez and Escuintla to the Pacific Ocean ...

Xaya River The Xayá River () is a river of Guatemala. It is a tributary of the Coyolate River. See also *List of rivers of Guatemala This is a list of rivers in Guatemala arranged by drainage basin. This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respec ...

San Cristobal River The San Cristobal River ( tl, Ilog ng San Cristobal) commonly known as Matang Tubig River is a river system in the cities of Calamba and Cabuyao, Laguna, Philippines. The river is one of 21 major tributaries of Laguna de Bay. Hydrology The ...

*** Pantaleón River * Acomé River * Achiguate River * María Linda River ** Aguacapa River **

Michatoya River The Michatoya River is a river in Guatemala. It begins in the town of Amatitlán, flowing out from the lake of the same name, through the towns of Palín, Masagua, and out into the Pacific Ocean. It has served as one of the principal sources of ...

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Lake Amatitlán Lake Amatitlán (''Lago Amatitlán'', ) is a lake located within the Amatitlán caldera in south-central Guatemala, fairly close to Guatemala City. It lies in the central highlands, 1,186 m (3890 feet) above sea level. Its maximum depth is ...

**** Villalobos River *

Paso Hondo River The Río Paso Hondo is a river in southern Guatemala. Its sources are located on the slopes of the Tecuamburro. From there it flows in a southerly direction to the Pacific Ocean The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's f ...

Los Esclavos River The Río Los Esclavos is a river in Southern Guatemala. Its sources are in the mountains in the southeast of the department of Santa Rosa. From there it flows past the town of Cuilapa through the coastal plains of Santa Rosa into the Laguna de Sip ...

Paz River The Río Paz () is a river in southern Guatemala. Its sources are located in the Quezalapa mountains in the north of Jutiapa. From there it flows in a south-westerly direction and marks the border with El Salvador for most of its course before ...

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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 ...

(Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras) **

Ostúa River Ostúa River () is a river of El Salvador and Guatemala. References Rivers of El Salvador Rivers of Guatemala International rivers of North America {{Guatemala-river-stub ...

References

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Rivers A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wate ...