Chepo River
{{Short description|River in Panama}}
{{Infobox river
| name = Chepo River
| image =
| image_size =
| image_caption =
| pushpin_map = Panama
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of mouth
| source1_location =
| mouth_location =
| mouth_coordinates = {{Coord|8.9980|N|79.1136|W|format=dms|source:wikidata|display=it}}
| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name1 = Panama
| length =
| source1_elevation =
| mouth_elevation =
| discharge1_avg =
| basin_size =
}}
The Chepo River is a river of Panama in the Chepo District of Panama Province. It drains into the Pacific Ocean.
Course
The uppermost reaches of the Chepo is alternately called the Bayano River after the construction of the Bayano Dam that resulted in the {{convert|350|km2|mi2|adj=on}} lake reservoir.{{Cite web |url=http://www.panamafishingandcatching.com/1-bayano.htm |title=Panama Fishing and Catching |access-date=2012-04-16 |archive-date=2012-09-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120909234735/http://www.panamafishingandcatching.com/1-bayano.htm |url-status=dead }} The headwaters of the Chepo encompass watercourses running south from the San Blas Mountains near the Caribbean along with other rivers draining parts of the Majé and Darien Mountains.{{Cite web |url=http://www.hernanarauz.com/heritage/hernans-family/in-the-rivers-of-darien/# |title=In the rivers of Darien |access-date=2012-04-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160704114045/http://www.hernanarauz.com/heritage/hernans-family/in-the-rivers-of-darien/# |archive-date=2016-07-04 |url-status=dead }}
The Mamoni River is a major tributary farther down stream.
Measuring {{convert|206|km|mi}} in length, the Chepo-Bayano is the third longest river of Panama.[http://panamaexplorer.com/english/panama/bayano-river/ Bayano River] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101218173703/http://panamaexplorer.com/english/panama/bayano-river/ |date=December 18, 2010 }}
Coquira, in the lower reaches, is the main riverine port.
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
- Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
- CIA map, 1995.
{{Authority control}}
Category:Geography of Panamá Province
Category:Drainage basins of the Pacific Ocean
{{Panama-river-stub}}