Río Bobonaza

Río Bobonaza
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Data
location	Ecuador , Peru
River system	Amazon
Drain over	Río Pastaza  → Río Marañón  → Amazon  → Atlantic Ocean
Headwaters	10 km east of Puyo 1 ° 30 ′ 18 ″  S , 77 ° 54 ′ 8 ″  W
Source height	approx.  800  m
muzzle	Río Pastaza Coordinates: 2 ° 35 ′ 24 ″  S , 76 ° 38 ′ 1 ″  W 2 ° 35 ′ 24 ″  S , 76 ° 38 ′ 1 ″  W.
Mouth height	approx.  230  m
Height difference	approx. 570 m
Bottom slope	approx. 1.4 ‰
length	410 km
Catchment area	approx. 3270 km²
Left tributaries	Río Pucayacu
Right tributaries	Río Tinguisa, Río Aulapi, Río Guayuti
Communities	Canelos, Pacayacu, Sarayacu

The Río Bobonaza is a 410 km long left tributary of the Río Pastaza in Ecuador and Peru .

River course

The Río Bobonaza rises at an altitude of about 800  m 10 km east of the city of Puyo in the province of Pastaza . It flows through the Ecuadorian Amazon basin in a south-easterly direction. He has numerous narrow river loops and oxbow lakes . At river kilometer 366 the river passes the municipality of Canelos , at river kilometer 307 the village Pacayacu and at river kilometer 283 the municipality Sarayacu . The Río Bobonaza briefly crosses the border to Peru shortly before its mouth. After all, it meets the Río Pastaza right at the state border.

Catchment area

The catchment area of ​​the Río Bobonaza covers an area of ​​about 3270 km².