Lempa River
| Lempa River | |
|---|---|
Sunset over the Lempa river | |
Railroad Bridge (FENADESAL) over the Lempa river, as seen from the Carretera del Litoral highway bridge (El Salvador) | |
| Location | |
| Countries | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Sierra Madre |
| • location | Olopa, Chiquimula, Guatemala |
| • coordinates | 14°41′33″N 89°18′18″W / 14.69250°N 89.30500°W |
| • elevation | 1,200 m (3,900 ft) |
| Mouth | Pacific Ocean |
• location | El Playón, Tecoluca, San Vicente, El Salvador |
• coordinates | 13°15′17″N 88°49′38″W / 13.25472°N 88.82722°W |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 422 km (262 mi) |
| Basin size | 18,246 km2 (7,045 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Cuscatlan bridge |
| • average | 362 m3/s (12,800 cu ft/s) |
The Lempa River (Spanish: Río Lempa) is a 422-kilometre-long (262 mi) river in Central America. It is a transboundary river shared by El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras.