Lempa Basin
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Lempa Basin Facts
Basin Area: 17972 17,972 km²
6,937.192 mi² km2
Average Discharge: 950.67950.67 m³/s
33,572.594 cfs
30 km³/y m3/s
Type:watershed or basin, river or creek
Includes Riparians: Guatemala;
Honduras;
El Salvador;
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The Lempa Basin is located in Central America.
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Located in this basin- El Salvador Other - Guatemala |
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Facts about Included Riparians
| Riparian | Population in Basin | Area within Basin in sq. km | Irrigated Lands within Basin in sq km | Average Discharge in cubic m per second |
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| El Salvador | 4.038 million4,038,000 people | 10,156 km²3,921.254 mi² | 700 km²270.272 mi² | 633.78 m³/s22,381.729 cfs 20 km³/y |
| Guatemala | 0.355 million355,000 people | 2,515 km²971.047 mi² | 80 km²30.888 mi² | |
| Honduras | 0.364 million364,100 people | 5,301 km²2,046.728 mi² | 0 km²0 mi² | 316.89 m³/s11,190.865 cfs 10 km³/y |
- ^ Oregon State University.Transboundary Freshwater Spatial Database Entry for "Lempa Basin" Accessed August 15 2014 online:http://ocid.nacse.org/tfdd/map/result.php?bcode=LMPA
