List of rivers of Nicaragua
Los Guatuzos Wildlife Refuge, south of Lake Cocibolca, next to the Río San Juan on the east.
Most of the rivers in Nicaragua are on the Caribbean coast and empty out into the Caribbean Sea. The Río San Juan is one of the most important rivers in Nicaragua. It borders Costa Rica and connects the Caribbean Sea to Lake Cocibolca which flows out to the Pacific Ocean.[1]
This list is arranged by where the river drains. Tributaries are 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
References
- ↑ "Nicaragua: Rivers and Lakes". MSN Encarta. Archived from the original on 2009-11-01. https://www.webcitation.org/5kx74dETB?url=http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761577584/Nicaragua.html. 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 Archived 2006-04-26 at the Wayback Machine, 2001. (in Spanish)
