Rivers in Honduras is a list of the

river 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 ...

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Honduras Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. The republic of Honduras is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Oce ...

, including those it shares with neighbours. Among the most important river in Honduras is the Ulúa, which flows through the economically important Valle de Sula. Numerous other rivers drain the interior highlands and empty north into the

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. The

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coast also receives other important rivers such as the

Choluteca River The Choluteca River ( es, Río Grande o Choluteca) is a river in southern Honduras. Its source is in the Department of Francisco Morazán, near Lepaterique (south-west Tegucigalpa), and from there it flows north through the city of Tegucigalpa, ...

, which flows through the capital,

Tegucigalpa Tegucigalpa (, , ), formally Tegucigalpa, Municipality of the Central District ( es, Tegucigalpa, Municipio del Distrito Central or ''Tegucigalpa, M.D.C.''), and colloquially referred to as ''Tegus'' or ''Teguz'', is the capital and largest city ...

, where it wreaked havoc during the 1998

Hurricane Mitch Hurricane Mitch is the second-deadliest Atlantic hurricane on record, causing over 11,000 fatalities in Central America in 1998, including approximately 7,000 in Honduras and 3,800 in Nicaragua due to cataclysmic flooding from the slow motion ...

. La Quebradona is a river located in La Ruidosa,

Copán Copán is an archaeological site of the Maya civilization in the Copán Department of western Honduras, not far from the border with Guatemala. This ancient Maya city mirrors the beauty of the physical landscape in which it flourished—a fert ...

. La Comisión Permanente de Contingencias is the body which gives out alerts when rivers are in danger of overflowing.Alerta por desbordamiento de ríos en Honduras
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, from east to west, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name.

Caribbean Sea

Coco River River Wangki in Miskitu or Río Coco, in Spanish, formerly known as the Río Segovia, Cape River, or Yara River, is a river located on the border of northern Nicaragua and southern Honduras. It is the longest river that runs entirely within the Ce ...

(Segovia River) borders

Nicaragua Nicaragua (; ), officially the Republic of Nicaragua (), is the largest country in Central America, bordered by Honduras to the north, the Caribbean to the east, Costa Rica to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Managua is the cou ...

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Cruta River The Cruta River is a river in Honduras. See also *List of rivers of Honduras References *Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993. *CIA map: :Image:Honduras rel 1985.jpg *UN map: :Image:Un-honduras.pngGoogle Maps
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Nakunta River The Nakunta River is a river in the Gracias a Dios Department of Honduras that exits into the Caratasca Lagoon a few miles south of Puerto Lempira. It is in length.Mocorón River The Mocorón River is a river in Honduras, renowned for its religious importance. See also *List of rivers of Honduras Rivers in Honduras is a list of the rivers in Honduras, including those it shares with neighbours. Among the most important ri ...

Warunta River The Warunta River () is a river in the Gracias a Dios Department of Honduras that flows into the Warunta Lagoon adjoining the larger Caratasca Lagoon, beside the Caribbean Sea The Caribbean Sea ( es, Mar Caribe; french: Mer des Caraïbes; ht, ...

Patuca River The Patuca is a river in northeastern Honduras, formed southeast of Juticalpa by the merger of the Guayape and Guayambre rivers. It is the second largest river in Central America and the longest river of Honduras, measuring almost long and dra ...

is the largest in Honduras and the second largest in Central America. **

Wampú River The Wampú River () is a river in Honduras. See also * List of rivers of Honduras References *Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993. *CIA map: :Image:Honduras rel 1985.jpg *UN map: :Image:Un-honduras.pngGoogle Maps Rivers of Ho ...

Guayambre River The Guayambre River is a river in Honduras. It is one of the two main tributaries of Honduras' longest river, the Patuca Patuca is a municipality in the south of the Honduran department of Olancho, east of Juticalpa and south of Catacamas. It ...

Guayape River The Guayape River (Spanish: Río Guayape) is a major river that drains much of the Department of Olancho and central Honduras. The largest tributary to the Guayape is the Río Jalán, which joins it at El Plomo, not far from the town of Jutical ...

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Tinto River The Río Tinto (, '' red river'' or Tinto River) is a river in southwestern Spain that rises in the Sierra Morena mountains of Andalusia. It flows generally south-southwest, reaching the Gulf of Cádiz at Huelva. The Rio Tinto river has a unique ...

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Talgua River The Talgua River () or Río Talgua is a river in the Catacamas of Honduras. Rivers of Honduras {{Honduras-river-stub ...

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Telica River The Telica River is a river in Honduras. See also * List of rivers of Honduras References *Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993. *CIA map: :Image:Honduras rel 1985.jpg *UN map: :Image:Un-honduras.pngGoogle Maps Rivers of Hondur ...

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Jalan River The Jalan River is a river in Honduras. See also * List of rivers of Honduras References *Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993. *CIA map: :Image:Honduras rel 1985.jpg *UN map: :Image:Un-honduras.pngGoogle Maps Rivers of Honduras ...

Sigre River The Sigre River () is a river in the Gracias a Dios Department, Honduras. It flows into the Brus Lagoon, which itself lies adjacent to the Caribbean Sea The Caribbean Sea ( es, Mar Caribe; french: Mer des Caraïbes; ht, Lanmè Karayib; jam, ...

* Plátano River * Río Sico Tinto Negro (Tinto River) **Sico River **Paulaya River *Aguán River **Yaguala River (Mangulile River) *Papaloteca River *Cangrejal River *Danto River *Cuero River *Leán River *Tela River * Ulúa River is the most important river economically. **Humuya River ***Sulaco River **Río Blanco (Honduras), Blanco River **Otoro River (Río Grande de Otoro) ***Río Gualcarque **Jicatuyo River ***Higuito River *Chamelecón River *Motagua River **Cuyamel River

Pacific Ocean

*Goascorán River forms the El Salvador - Honduras border. *Guarajambala River *Lempa River *Mocal River *Nacaome River **Petacon River **Azacualpa River **De la Sonta River *Negro River (Central America), Negro River *Sumpul River *Torola River

References

*, GEOnet Names Server {{North America topic, List of rivers of Rivers of Honduras, * Lists of rivers by country, Honduras Lists of landforms of Honduras, Rivers Lists of rivers of Central America, Honduras