Madre Vieja River

Infobox River
river_name = Madre Vieja River (Río Madre Vieja)


caption =
origin = Guatemala (El Quiché, Sololá, Chimaltenango, Suchitepéquez)
mouth = Pacific Ocean
basin_countries = Guatemala
length = 126 km
elevation = 2,400 m coord|14.804343|-91.095371|type:landmark_region:GT|display=inline|name= Sources Río Madre Vieja
mouth_elevation = 0 m (Pacific Ocean) coord|14.003866|-91.430283|type:landmark_region:GT|display=inline|name=Mouth of the Río Madre Vieja
discharge = 8 m³/s (at Palmira)
watershed = The Río Madre Vieja is a river in southwest Guatemala. Its sources are located in the Sierra Madre range, on the border of the departments El Quiché, Sololá, and Chimaltenango. It flows southwards through the coastal lowlands of Suchitepéquez and Escuintla to the Pacific Ocean. [cite web | url=http://www.insivumeh.gob.gt/hidrologia/ATLAS_HIDROMETEOROLOGICO/Atlas_Hidrologico/mapa-base.jpg| publisher= | title=Mapa de Cuencas y Ríos | author=INSIVUMEH | access | format=]

The Madre Vieja river basin covers a territory of 1,007 km². [cite web | url=http://www.insivumeh.gob.gt/hidrologia/rios%20de%20guate.htm | publisher= | title=Principales ríos de Guatemala | author=INSIVUMEH | access | format=]

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