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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;
[1]
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The Lempa Basin is located in Central America.



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Riparians Water Features

Located in this basin- El Salvador
Located in this basin- Guatemala
Located in this basin- Honduras

Other - Guatemala
Other - Honduras
Other - El Salvador




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Facts about Included Riparians

RiparianPopulation in BasinArea within Basin in sq. kmIrrigated Lands within Basin in sq kmAverage Discharge in cubic m per second
El Salvador4.038 million4,038,000 people10,156 km²3,921.254 mi²700 km²270.272 mi²633.78 m³/s22,381.729 cfs
20 km³/y
Guatemala0.355 million355,000 people2,515 km²971.047 mi²80 km²30.888 mi²
Honduras0.364 million364,100 people5,301 km²2,046.728 mi²0 km²0 mi²316.89 m³/s11,190.865 cfs
10 km³/y
  1. ^ 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
Facts about "Lempa Basin"RDF feed
Average Discharge950.67 m³/s (33,572.594 cfs, 30 km³/y) +
Basin Area17,972 km² (6,937.192 mi²) +
Located in RegionCentral America +
RiparianGuatemala +, Honduras + and El Salvador +
Water Feature TypeWatershed or basin + and River or creek +
Has subobjectThis property is a special property in this wiki.Lempa Basin +, Lempa Basin + and Lempa Basin +