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The Río ícán is a river in Southwest Guatemala. Its sources are in the Sierra Madre range, on the slopes of the Santo Tomás volcano in the department of Suchitepéquez. It flows southwards through the coastal lowlands of Suchitepequez to the Pacific Ocean.[1]

Icán River
Location of mouth
Native name	Río Icán  (Spanish)
Location
Country	Guatemala
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Guatemala (Suchitepéquez
• coordinates	14.663063°N 91.533837°W / 14.663063; -91.533837 (Río Sís)
• elevation	1,200 m (3,900 ft)
Mouth
• location	Pacific Ocean
• coordinates	14.125006°N 91.665201°W / 14.125006; -91.665201 (Río Icán)
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	53 km (33 mi)
Discharge
• average	34 m3/s (1,200 cu ft/s) (at Bracitos)

The river runs more or less parallel to its main tributary, the Sís River. The Sís–Icán river basin covers a territory of 919 square kilometres (355 sq mi).[2]

See also

• List of rivers of Guatemala

References

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