Río Alao
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Río Alao Río Yuyigug |
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 Ecuador
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| River system | Amazon | |
| Drain over | Río Chambo → Río Pastaza → Río Marañón → Amazon → Atlantic Ocean | |
| Headwaters | 10 km south of the El Altar in the Cordillera Real 1 ° 46 ′ 36 ″ S , 78 ° 28 ′ 2 ″ W |
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| Source height | approx. 4000 m | |
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Río Chambo Coordinates: 1 ° 49 ′ 53 " S , 78 ° 35 ′ 56" W 1 ° 49 ′ 53 " S , 78 ° 35 ′ 56" W. |
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| Mouth height | approx. 2750 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 1250 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 36 ‰ | |
| length | 35 km | |
| Catchment area | 204 km² | |
| Discharge A Eo : 124 km² Location: 10 km above the mouth |
MQ Mq |
10.7 m³ / s 86.3 l / (s km²) |
The Río Alao is a 35 km long right tributary of the Río Chambo in the province of Chimborazo in central Ecuador . In the upper reaches, the river is also called the Río Yuyigug .
River course
The Río Alao rises 10 km south of the El Altar volcano in the Cordillera Real . The headwaters are at an altitude of around 4000 m . The Río Alao initially flows 15 km south through the mountains. He then turns to the west and later to the west-northwest. The Río Alao finally flows south of the village of Pungalá , almost 20 km south-southeast of the city of Riobamba , into the Río Chambo, which flows north.
Hydrology
The Río Alao drains an area of 204 km² on the western flank of the Cordillera Real. The mean discharge of the Río Alao about 10 km above the mouth is 10.7 m³ / s.
Individual evidence
- ↑ A. Laraque, J. Ronchail et al. a .: Heterogeneous Distribution of Rainfall and Discharge Regimes in the Ecuadorian Amazon Basin. In: Journal of Hydrometeorology. 8, 2007, p. 1364, doi : 10.1175 / 2007JHM784.1 .