List of rivers of Nicaragua

Most of the rivers in Nicaragua are on the Caribbean coast and empty out into the Caribbean Sea. The Río San Juan is one of the most important rivers in Nicaragua. It borders Costa Rica and connects the Caribbean Sea to Lake Cocibolca which flows out to the Pacific Ocean.

Los Guatuzos Wildlife Refuge, south of Lake Cocibolca, next to the Río San Juan on the east.

This list is arranged by where the river drains. Tributaries are indented under each larger stream's name.

Atlantic Ocean

• Coco River (Segovia River) (Wanki River)
  • Waspuk River
  • Lakus River
  • Bocay River
    • Amaka River
  • El Jicaro River
  • Estili River
• Ulang River
• Wawa River (Huahua River)
  • Likus River
• Kukalaya River
• Layasiksa River
• Prinzapolka River
  • Bambana River
  • Yaoya River
  • Uli River
  • Wani River
• Río Grande de Matagalpa
  • Tuma River
    • Iyás River
    • Yaosca River
  • Murra River
  • Olama River
• Kurinwás River
• Wawasang River
• Escondido River
  • Kama River
  • Mahogany River
  • Rama River
    • Plata River
  • Mico River
  • Siquia River
• Kukra River
• Punta Gorda River
• Maíz River
• Indio River
• San Juan River
  • Sábalos River
  • Lake Nicaragua
    • Tule River
    • Canastro River
    • Tepenaguasapa River
    • Oyate River
    • Ojocuapa River
      • Acoyapa River
    • Mayales River
      • Cuisalá River
    • Malacatoya River
    • Tipitapa River
      • Lake Managua
        • Viejo River (Grande River)
        • Sinecapa River
    • Ochomogo River
    • Sapoá River
    • Niño River (Pizote River)
    • Papaturro River
    • Zapote River
    • Frío River

Pacific Ocean

• Río Negro
• Estero Real River
  • Tecomapa River
• Tamarindo River
• Tecolapa River
• Casares River
• Escalante River

References

• Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
• CIA map, 1997.
• UN map, 2004.
• Weller Cartographic Services map, 1998.
• Instituto Nicaragüense de Estudio Territoriales department maps Archived 2006-04-26 at the Wayback Machine, 2001. (in Spanish)