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during November through April (dry season).
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Amelia Gulf 3
through January. Quantities become scarce or lacking

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TOTONICAPAN
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Jeronimo
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Guatemala
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Rio Nuevo
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Rio Los Pa CONVERSION CHART:
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Esclavos Ri
Sipacate Puerto To Convert Multiply By To Obtain
San Jose 64
El Salvador cubic meters per second
cubic meters per second
15,800
60,000
gallons per minute
liters per minute
cubic meters per second 35.31 cubic feet per second
San Salvador
Note: Features have been obtained from various sources of
Pacific Ocean Boundary representation is
not necessarily authoritative.
differing scales. Alignment and geospatial accuracy are
approximate.
92 91 90 89

1
RECURSOS DE AGUA SUPERFICIAL
AGUA DULCE PERENNEMENTE ABUNDANTE Grandes a enormes cantidades de agua salobre o TRMINOS CUALITATIVOS:
5 salobre o salina, en marismas costeras, lagunas, Agua dulce = Maximo de totalidad de slidos disueltos (TSD)
Unidad
Grandes a muy grandes cantidades disponibles de ros y y pantanos durante todo el ao. Nota: Rasgos numerados y unidades numeradas <1,000 miligramos por litro (mg/L); maximo de cloruros
1 enormes cantidades disponibles de lagos dunante todo el <600 mg/L; y maximo de sulfatos <300 mg/L.
CUENCAS HIDROGRAFICAS: del mapa refieren a los apuntes en cuadro C-1.
ao. Agua salobre = Maximo TSD >1,000 mg/L pero <15,000 mg/L.
Agua salina = TSD >15,000 mg/L.
AGUA DULCE ESTACIONALMENTE ABUNDANTE I Oceano Pacifico
TRMINOS DE DUREZA:
2
Moderadas cantidades disponibles de ros desde mayo II Mar del Caribe
1TRMINOS CUANTITATIVOS: Suave = 0 a 60 mg/L CaCO3
hasta febrero (tiempo mojado). Moderadamente duro = 61 a 120 mg/L CaCO3
Magras o insuficientes cantidades prevalecen durante III Golfo de Mexico Enormes = >5,000 metros cubicos por segundo (m3/s) Duro = 121 a 180 mg/L CaCO3
marzo y abril (tiempo seco). (176,550 pies cubicos por segundo (ft3/s))
Lmite de cuenca Muy grandes = >500 to 5,000 m3/s (17,655 to 176,550 ft3/s)
Pequeas cantidades disponibles de ros desde mayo Grandes = >100 to 500 m3/s (3,530 to 17,655 ft3/s) TABLA DE CONVERSIN:
3 hasta enero (tiempo seco). Magras o insuficientes Moderadas = >10 to 100 m3/s (350 to 3,530 ft3/s)
RASGOS DE DRENAJE: Para Convertir Multiplicar Por Para Obtener
cantidades prevalecen desde febrero hasta abril (tiempo Pequeas = >1 to 10 m3/s (35 to 350 ft3/s) metros por segundo 15,800 galones por minuto
1 Sitio de pruebas de calidad Muy pequeas = >0.1 to m3/s (3.5 to 35 ft3/s)
seco). 3
m /s 60,000 litros por minuto
Magras = >0.0 to 0.1 m3/s (0.35 to 3.5 ft3/s) m3/s 35.31 pies cubicos por segundo
AGUA DULCE ESCASA O DEFICIENTE 1 Insuficientes = <0.01 m3/s (0.35 ft3/s)
Estacin de aforo fluvial
Magras a muy pequeas cantidades de agua dulce 1 Nota: Rasgos han sido obtenidos de varias fuentes de diferentes
4 Estacin de aforo fluvial y de pruebas de calidad escalas. Alineaciones y exactitud geoespacial son aproximadas.
disponibles de ros, sumideros, y depresiones desde mayo
hasta octubre. Insuficientes cantidades prevalecen desde 74
Embalses o represas
noviembre hasta abril.

Figura C-1. Recursos de Agua Superficial C-15