Coco River

For other uses, see Coco River (disambiguation).

The Wangki river in Miskitu or Río Coco, in Spanish, 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]

Wangki River Río Segovia, Cape River, Yara River
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)

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.

Location

Point	Coordinates (links to map & photo sources)	Notes
Somoto Canyon - source	13.4518°N 86.7088°W / 13.4518; -86.7088 (Somoto Canyon - source)	Elevation: 2219 ft
El Ocotal	13.6111°N 86.46944°W / 13.6111; -86.46944 (El Ocotal)	Elevation: 1776 ft
Los Encuentros	13.4959°N 86.2667°W / 13.4959; -86.2667 (Los Encuentros)	Elevation: 1509 ft
Jicaro River confluence	13.5167°N 86.0028°W / 13.5167; -86.0028 (Jicaro River confluence)	Elev: 1150 ft
Joins Nicaraguan-Honduran border	13.8328°N 85.75278°W / 13.8328; -85.75278 (Joins Nicaraguan-Honduran border)	Elev: 856 ft
Waspam	14.7458°N 83.9722°W / 14.7458; -83.9722 (Waspam)	Elev: 83 ft
Cabo Gracias a Dios - mouth	15.00°N 83.1334°W / 15.00; -83.1334 (Cabo Gracias a Dios - mouth)	Elev: 0 ft

See also

• Honduras–Nicaragua border
• List of rivers of the Americas

References

1. Cape River-Capua, Chest of Books website, accessed 8 March 2010.
2. Wilson, J. G.; Fiske, J., eds. (1900). "Lussan, Raveneau de" . Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. New York: D. Appleton.
3. Aragón R., William. "Desentrañando el Gran Cañón". La Prensa (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2007-08-07. Retrieved 2007-08-08.