Among the most important rivers in Honduras is the Ulúa,[1] which flows 400 kilometres (250 mi) through the economically important Valle de Sula. Numerous other rivers drain the interior highlands and empty north into the Caribbean Sea. The Pacific Ocean coast also receives other important rivers, such as the Choluteca River, which flows through the capital, Tegucigalpa, where it wreaked havoc during the 1998 Hurricane Mitch. La Quebradona is a river located in La Ruidosa, Copán. La Comisión Permanente de Contingencias is the body which gives out alerts when rivers are in danger of overflowing.[2]
This list is arranged by drainage basin, from east to west, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name.
Caribbean Sea
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- Coco River (Segovia River) borders Nicaragua.
- Cruta River
- Nakunta River
- Malombo River is a minor river in Omoa.
- Mocorón River[citation needed]
- Warunta River
- Patuca River is the largest in Honduras and the second largest in Central America.
- Sigre River
- Plátano River
- Río Sico Tinto Negro (Tinto 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.[citation needed]
- Humuya River
- Blanco River
- Otoro River (Río Grande de Otoro)
- Jicatuyo River
- Chamelecón River
- Motagua River
Pacific Ocean
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References
edit- "GEONet Names Server". National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Retrieved June 25, 2021., GEOnet Names Server