Chamelecón River

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The Chamelecón River is a major river in northwestern Honduras that flows through the Sula Valley and near the city of San Pedro Sula, often associated with severe flooding in the region.

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Chamelecón River canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
associatedWith flooding in Sula Valley
flooding near San Pedro Sula
basinCountry Honduras NERFINISHED
climateZone tropical climate
continent North America
country Honduras
countrySubdivision northwest Honduras
drainageBasin Caribbean Sea basin NERFINISHED
environmentalIssue floodplain vulnerability
riverbank erosion
flowsInto Caribbean Sea NERFINISHED
Gulf of Honduras NERFINISHED
flowsNear San Pedro Sula NERFINISHED
flowsThrough Sula Valley NERFINISHED
hasEconomicImpactOn San Pedro Sula region NERFINISHED
Sula Valley agriculture
hasFloodEvent Hurricane Mitch flooding
Hurricanes Eta and Iota flooding
hasNameInLanguage Río Chamelecón NERFINISHED
hazardType flood hazard
hydrologicalSystem tropical river system
impact risk to agriculture in Sula Valley
risk to urban areas during heavy rains
importance major river of Honduras
knownFor severe flooding
languageOfName Spanish
locatedIn northwestern Honduras
mouth Caribbean Sea NERFINISHED
Gulf of Honduras NERFINISHED
mouthCountry Honduras NERFINISHED
near Chamelecón municipality NERFINISHED
San Pedro Sula metropolitan area NERFINISHED
partOf Honduran river system
region Copán Department NERFINISHED
Cortés Department NERFINISHED
Santa Bárbara Department NERFINISHED
riskArea Valle de Sula NERFINISHED
usedFor fishing
irrigation in Sula Valley

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San Pedro Sula river Chamelecón River