Cuilco
Cuilco is a mapped river in the YearMaps hydrographic index. River courses organise settlement, agriculture and frontier-making more durably than any political boundary, and this reach is indexed against the dams, lakes and cities within its catchment.
- Feature Class
- River
- Coordinates
- 15.41°, -91.95°
About Cuilco
The Río Cuilco is a river in Guatemala. The river's sources are located in the Sierra Madre just north of Cajolá where it is called Río Blanco. The Río Blanco joins the Las Manzanas River which in turn joins the San Isidro River to form the Cuilco river. The Cuilco follows its largely northward course through San Marcos, and Huehuetenango, crossing the border with Mexico at 15.434156°N 92.106800°W / 15.434156; -92.106800 (Río Cuilco), continuing its course northwards into the Presa de La Angostura, one of Mexico's largest artificial lakes. The Cuilco river basin covers an area of 2,274 square kilometres (878 mi2) in Guatemala.
Encyclopedic summary adapted from Wikipedia: Cuilco River (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Cuilco: Key Facts
| Length | 160 km |
|---|---|
| Source | Sierra Madre de Chiapas |
Facts from Wikidata Q8055142 (CC0).
Major River Dossiers
Hand-written studies of the great river systems of history.
Connected Reaches
Nearby watercourses in the same drainage network.
Water Bodies in the Catchment
Settlements Along the Reach
Hydraulic Infrastructure Nearby
Surrounding Terrain
Cuilco: Quick Answers
- Where is Cuilco?
- Cuilco is located in Guatemala and Mexico, at 15.4141° N, 91.9453° W.
- Are there dams on the Cuilco?
- No dam on the Cuilco is recorded in the YearMaps dam index, which covers major structures only.