The Michatoya River is a river 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 ...
. 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 electricity for
Guatemala City. Sometimes it has overflowed its banks, flooding the city of Amatitlán, until
dredging
Dredging is the excavation of material from a water environment. Possible reasons for dredging include improving existing water features; reshaping land and water features to alter drainage, navigability, and commercial use; constructing da ...
of the riverbed began, which so far has prevented further inundation.
See also
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List of rivers of Guatemala
References
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*Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
Rivers of Guatemala
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