Río Cenepa
| Río Cenepa | ||
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 Peru
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| River system | Amazon | |
| Drain over | Río Marañón → Amazon → Atlantic Ocean | |
| Headwaters | Eastern flank of the Cordillera del Cóndor 3 ° 23 ′ 3 ″ S , 78 ° 20 ′ 36 ″ W |
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| Source height | approx. 2500 m | |
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Río Marañón Coordinates: 4 ° 39 ′ 3 ″ S , 78 ° 8 ′ 49 ″ W 4 ° 39 ′ 3 ″ S , 78 ° 8 ′ 49 ″ W. |
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| Mouth height | approx. 220 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 2280 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 9.9 ‰ | |
| length | approx. 230 km | |
| Catchment area | 6,804.4 km² | |
| Drain |
MQ |
506 m³ / s |
| Left tributaries | Río Najen | |
| Right tributaries | Río Comaina | |
| Small towns | Huampami | |
| Communities | Orellana | |
 Sketch of the catchment area of the Río Cenepa |
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The Río Cenepa is an approximately 230 km long left tributary of the Río Marañón in the Amazonas region in northern Peru . The Río Cenepa drains the eastern flank of the Cordillera del Cóndor on the Ecuadorian border. It flows through the north of the Condorcanqui province .
River course
The headwaters of the Río Cenepa lies on the border with Ecuador in the Cordillera del Cóndor at an altitude of about 2500 m . The Río Cenepa flows mainly in a southerly direction through the mountains. The upper course lies within the Ichigkat Muja National Park - Cordillera del Cóndor . There it forms smaller river loops . At river kilometer 37 the Río Comaina , the most important tributary of the Río Cenepa, flows into it from the west. 4 kilometers downstream, near the small town of Huampami , the Río Najen meets the river from the left. The last few kilometers of the river flow mainly in a southerly direction and finally flows into the Río Marañón, which flows eastwards, at the Orellana settlement at an altitude of around 220 m . The estuary is located 30 km west of the provincial capital Santa María de Nieva .
Catchment area and hydrology
The catchment area of the Río Cenepa extends over an area of 6804.4 km². In the north and west, the state border with Ecuador runs along the watershed of the catchment area. The Zona Reserva Santiago-Comaina is located east of the middle and lower reaches. The mean discharge of the Río Cenepa is 506 m³ / s.
history
The catchment area of the Río Cenepa was disputed in the past between the two states of Ecuador and Peru. In 1995, the last of several armed conflicts took place, the Cenepa War .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Principales cuencas hidrográficas a nivel nacional . Ministerio de Agricultura y Riego. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
