Aguán River
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The river is Script error: No such module "convert". 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 Script error: No such module "convert".. The village of Santa Rosa de Aguán was washed away by the river, causing dozens of deaths.[1]
The Aguán River's watershed is one of seven watersheds in Honduras,[2] and covers over Script error: No such module "convert"., of which around 200,000 are in the Aguán River Valley.[3] The Aguán River Valley includes the major agricultural area of Bajo Aguán.
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- ↑ *Hurricane Mitch in Central America, Retrieved 23 April 2005 from http://www.jonkohl.com/publications/hurricane.htm Template:Webarchive.
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- ↑ Jeffrey R. Jones, Colonization and Environment: Land Settlement Projects in Central America, The United Nations University Press, 1990
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