Estero Real River

The Estero Real River is a river in Nicaragua that flows into the Gulf of Fonseca on the Pacific side of the country. It is one of the shorter rivers in western Nicaragua, carrying a relatively small volume of water compared to the rivers that flow eastward into the Caribbean Sea. The central mountains of Nicaragua serve as the primary watershed for the country, with rivers to the west flowing into the Pacific Ocean or the large lakes of Managua and Nicaragua. The Estero Real is notable among these western rivers for its drainage into the Gulf of Fonseca.1