List of rivers of Nicaragua
The majority of rivers in Nicaragua are located on the Caribbean coast and empty out into the
Lake Cocibolca .[1] The Nicaragua Canal was a proposed project for an inter-Oceanic canal to transport cargo ships coming in from the Pacific to the Caribbean, or vice versa, instead of sailing down around Cape Horn
. As of 2007 the project is still being considered.
The Río Grande and its tributaries are the most extensive river system, while the Río Escondido provides a major transportation route between the Pacific and Caribbean coasts.[1] The Río Coco, locally known as the Wanks, runs along the border with Honduras and is the longest river in Central America.[2] Other important rivers include Río Tipitapa, which links Lake Cocibolca to Lake Managua and covers 1,050 km2 (405 sq mi).
List of rivers in Nicaragua
- Río Amaka
- Río Carepicha
- Río Bambana
- Río Bocay
- Río Coco – known locally as the Wanks, borders Honduras and is the longest river in Central America.
- Río Escondido
- Río Grande de Matagalpa
- Río San Juan – borders Costa Rica
- Río Kukalaya
- Río Kurinwás
- Río Mi
- Río Siquia
- Río Tipitapa
- Río Tuma
- Río Wawa
- River NÖamani
By drainage basin
This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name.
Atlantic Ocean
- Coco River (Segovia River) (Wanki River)
- Ulang River
- Wawa River (Huahua River)
- Kukalaya River
- Layasiksa River
- Prinzapolka River
- Río Grande de Matagalpa
- Kurinwás River
- Wawasang River
- Escondido River
- Kukra River
- Punta Gorda River
- Maíz River
- Indio River
- San Juan River
Pacific Ocean
See also
References
- ^ a b "Nicaragua: Rivers and Lakes". MSN Encarta. Archived from the original on 2009-10-28. Retrieved 2007-06-22.
- ^ "Nicaragua: The Land". Archived from the original on 2007-04-05. Retrieved 2007-06-22.
- Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
- CIA map, 1997.
- UN map, 2004.
- Weller Cartographic Services map, 1998.
- Instituto Nicaragüense de Estudio Territoriales department maps, 2001. (in Spanish)
- "GEONet Names Server". National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Retrieved June 25, 2021., GEOnet Names Server