Chone River Río de Chone
Mouth of the Chone River looking east from the city of Bahía de Caráquez
Location of mouth
Native name	Chuni mayu
Location
Country	Ecuador
Province	Manabí
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Ecuador
• coordinates	00°32′S 79°58′W / 0.533°S 79.967°W / -0.533; -79.967
• elevation	400 m (1,300 ft)
Mouth	Bahía de Caráquez
• location	Pacific Ocean, Ecuador
• coordinates	0°35′14″S 080°25′07″W / 0.58722°S 80.41861°W / -0.58722; -80.41861
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Basin size	2,384 km2 (920 sq mi)
Discharge
• location	mouth
• average	53 m3/s (1,900 cu ft/s)

The Chone River is a river of Ecuador situated in the Manabí Province.^[1] The river is sourced from the mountains and flows into the Bahía de Caráquez (Bay of Caráquez) in the Pacific Ocean, near the town of Bahía de Caráquez.

Dams

The large Esperanza Dam (Represa de Esperanza) was completed on the Chone in 1985. It does not have any hydroelectric power component, but was constructed solely for irrigation and flood control.^[2]