Coco River

The Río Coco, formerly known as the Río Segovia, Cape River,[1] or Yara River,[2] is a river in northern Nicaragua and southern Honduras. The Miskito Indians who live along the river know it as the Wanki or Wanks River. It is the longest river that runs entirely within the Central American isthmus.[3]

Coco River
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	750 km (470 mi)

The river originates in the Somoto Canyon National Monument, near where the Pan American Highway crosses into Nicaragua, and flows through low mountainous terrain 750 kilometres (470 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	Elevation: 2219 ft
El Ocotal	13.6111°N 86.46944°W	Elevation: 1776 ft
Los Encuentros	13.4959°N 86.2667°W	Elevation: 1509 ft
Jicaro River confluence	13.5167°N 86.0028°W	Elev: 1150 ft
Joins Nicaraguan-Honduran border	13.8328°N 85.75278°W	Elev: 856 ft
Waspam	14.7458°N 83.9722°W	Elev: 83 ft
Cabo Gracias a Dios - mouth	15.00°N 83.1334°W	Elev: 0 ft

See also

• Honduras–Nicaragua border

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.