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The Aguán River ((:aˈɣwan)); also commonly known by its Spanish name, Rio Aguán) is a river in Honduras. It rises in the Yoro region to the west of San Lorenzo and briefly runs south before turning east-northeast, passing San Lorenzo, Olanchito and Tocoa before entering the Caribbean Sea east of Puerto Castilla. The river is long. In 1998 Hurricane Mitch caused to the river to burst its banks at several points along its length. The maximal discharge at Sabá was estimated at almost . The village of Santa Rosa de Aguán was washed away by the river, causing dozens of deaths.〔 *''Hurricane Mitch in Central America'', Retrieved 23 April 2005 from http://www.jonkohl.com/publications/hurricane.htm.〕 The Aguán River's watershed is one of seven watersheds in Honduras,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=USGS - Water Resources of Honduras - Aguan )〕 and covers over , of which around 200,000 are in the Aguán River Valley.〔Jeffrey R. Jones, (Colonization and Environment: Land Settlement Projects in Central America ), The United Nations University Press, 1990〕 The Aguán River Valley includes the major agricultural area of Bajo Aguán. ==See also == * List of rivers of Honduras 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Aguán River」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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