Coco River

The Coco river (Spanish: Río Coco, Miskito: Wangki, formerly known as the Río Segovia, Cape River,^[1] or Yara River^[2]) is a river located on the border of northern Nicaragua and southern Honduras. It is the longest river that runs entirely within the Central American Isthmus with a total length of 841 km (523 mi).^[3]

CountriesNicaragua and Honduras

locationSomoto Canyon, Madriz Department, Nicaragua

coordinates13°27′06″N 86°42′32″W

elevation2,219 ft (676 m)

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Location of the mouth
Location
Countries	Nicaragua and Honduras
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Somoto Canyon, Madriz Department, Nicaragua
• coordinates	13°27′06″N 86°42′32″W
• elevation	2,219 ft (676 m)
Mouth	Caribbean Sea
• location	Nicaragua
• coordinates	15°00′N 83°08′W
• elevation	0 ft (0 m)
Length	841 km (523 mi)
Basin size	27,000 km2 (10,000 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	600 m3/s (21,000 cu ft/s)
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The river originates in the Somoto Canyon National Monument, near where the Pan American Highway crosses into Nicaragua, and flows through low mountainous terrain 841 kilometres (523 mi) into the Caribbean Sea at Cabo Gracias a Dios; the middle and lower reaches form the Honduras-Nicaragua border.

On September 7, 2007, major international news wires reported that the Río Coco was over 11 metres (36 ft) above normal stage, two days after Category 5 Hurricane Felix made landfall.