Chone RiverThe 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)|Bahía de Caráquez] in the Pacific Ocean, near the town of Bahía de Caráquez.DamsThe large Esperanza Dam was completed on the Chone in 1985. It does not have any hydroelectric power component, but was constructed solely for irrigation and flood control.