Chone River

Chone River (Chuni mayu)
Río de Chone
River
Mouth of the Chone River looking east from the city of Bahía de Caráquez
Country	Ecuador
State	Manabí Province
Source
- elevation	400 m (1,312 ft)
- coordinates	00°32′S 79°58′W / 0.533°S 79.967°W / -0.533; -79.967
Mouth	Bahía de Caráquez
- location	Pacific Ocean, Ecuador
- elevation	0 m (0 ft)
- coordinates	0°35′14″S 080°25′07″W / 0.58722°S 80.41861°W / -0.58722; -80.41861Coordinates: 0°35′14″S 080°25′07″W / 0.58722°S 80.41861°W / -0.58722; -80.41861
Basin	2,384 km2 (920 sq mi)
Discharge	mouth
- average	53 m3/s (1,872 cu ft/s)

The Chone River is a river of Ecuador situated in the Manabí Province. 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.

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.