Nahualate River

{{Short description|River in Guatemala}}

{{Infobox river

| name = Nahualate River

| native_name = {{native name|es|Río Nahualate}}

| image =

| image_caption =

| pushpin_map = Guatemala

| pushpin_map_size =

| pushpin_map_caption=Location of mouth

| source1_location = Guatemala (Sololá, Suchitepéquez)

| source1_coordinates= {{coord|14.881253|-91.287546}}

| mouth_location = Pacific Ocean

| subdivision_type1 = Country

| subdivision_name1 = Guatemala

| length = {{convert|130|km|mi|abbr=on}}

| source1_elevation = {{convert|3000|m|ft|abbr=on}}
Santa Catarina Ixtahuacán

| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|14.045877|-91.538343|display=inline,title}}

| mouth_elevation = {{convert|0|m|ft|abbr=on}}

| discharge1_avg = {{convert|60.8|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}
at San Mauricio

| basin_size = {{convert|1941|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}

}}

The Río Nahualate ({{IPA|es|nawaˈlate}}) is a river in southwest Guatemala, originating in the Sierra Madre range, in the vicinity of Santa Catarina Ixtahuacán and Nahualá (Sololá). From there it flows southwards through the coastal lowlands of Suchitepéquez and Escuintla to the Pacific Ocean.{{cite web | url=http://www.insivumeh.gob.gt/hidrologia/ATLAS_HIDROMETEOROLOGICO/Atlas_Hidrologico/mapa-base.jpg | publisher= | title=Mapa de Cuencas y Ríos | author=INSIVUMEH | format=}}

The Nahualate river basin covers a territory of {{convert|1941|km2}}.{{cite web | url=http://www.insivumeh.gob.gt/hidrologia/rios%20de%20guate.htm | publisher= | title=Principales ríos de Guatemala | author=INSIVUMEH }}