Coordinates: 17°56′24″N 102°08′13″W / 17.94005365895425°N 102.1368990207179°W / 17.94005365895425; -102.1368990207179

Atoyac River (Guerrero)

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Atoyac River (Guerrero)
Atoyac River (Guerrero) is located in Mexico
Atoyac River (Guerrero)
Location of mouth
Location
CountryMexico
Physical characteristics
Mouth 
 • coordinates
17°56′24″N 102°08′13″W / 17.94005365895425°N 102.1368990207179°W / 17.94005365895425; -102.1368990207179

The Atoyac River is a river of Mexico located in the state of Guerrero.

In 1992's Hurricane Virgil, A flood on the Atoyac River washed away 500 homes in Guerrero, which prompted the evacuation of 2,500 people.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ Edward N. Rappaport and Miles B. Lawrence (January 2, 1993). "Eastern Pacific hurricanes: 1992". Monthly Weather Review. 122. National Hurricane Center: 549. doi:10.1175/1520-0493(1994)122<0549:ENPHSO>2.0.CO;2. ISSN 1520-0493.