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Choluteca River

The Choluteca River (Spanish: R??o Grande o Choluteca) is a river in southern Honduras. Its source is in the Department of Francisco Moraz??n, near Lepaterique (south-west Tegucigalpa), and from there it flows north through the city of Tegucigalpa, then south through the department of El Para??so, and the department and city of Choluteca. The mouth of the river???located among wetland???is near the coastal town of Cede??o, on the Gulf of Fonseca. According to FAO, the Choluteca River is 349 kilometres (217 mi) long from source to mouth. Its hydrographic basin has an area of 7,681 square kilometres (2,966 sq mi). It increases its volume between May and October, together with the rainy season. Its basin is affected by severe drought together with the El Ni??o phenomenon, and this is usually associated with severe bush fires. There are no dams built along the main course of the river to leave it to its natural health. The flooding of this river was a...

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