Goascorán River
Goascarán river on the Salvadoran border
Native nameRío Goascorán (Spanish)
Location
Countries
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationLa Paz (Honduras), Honduras
MouthPacific Ocean
  location
El Salvador, Honduras
  coordinates
13°24′38″N 87°49′08″W / 13.41056°N 87.81889°W / 13.41056; -87.81889
  elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length130 km (81 mi)
Basin size2,081 km2 (803 sq mi)

The Goascorán River or Río Goascorán is a river in Central America. It rises in the La Sierra mountain ridge in Honduras and flows southward along the El Salvador-Honduras border for about 75 miles (120 km). It courses past Goascorán city to La Unión Bay, an inlet of the Gulf of Fonseca.

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