Río Bomboiza
| Río Bomboiza | ||
 Confluence of the Río Bomboiza and Río Zamora |
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| Data | ||
| location | Province of Morona Santiago in Ecuador | |
| River system | Amazon | |
| Drain over | Río Zamora → Río Santiago → Río Marañón → Amazon → Atlantic Ocean | |
| Confluence of |
Río Cuchipamba and Río Cuyes 3 ° 25 ′ 45 ″ S , 78 ° 37 ′ 4 ″ W |
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| Source height | approx. 810 m | |
| muzzle |
Río Zamora Coordinates: 3 ° 24 ′ 34 ″ S , 78 ° 29 ′ 0 ″ W 3 ° 24 ′ 34 ″ S , 78 ° 29 ′ 0 ″ W. |
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| Mouth height | approx. 740 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 70 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 3.9 ‰ | |
| length | 18 km | |
| Catchment area | 1490 km² | |
The Río Bomboiza is a left tributary of the Río Zamora in the Morona Santiago province in southeast Ecuador .
River course
The Río Bomboiza arises at the confluence of the Río Cuchipamba (left) and Río Cuyes (right). It flows 18 km in an easterly direction and finally flows into the Río Zamora, which flows north. At river kilometer 16 the trunk road E45 (Zamora - Macas ) crosses the Río Bomboiza. Six kilometers downstream, the Río Bomboiza passes the small town of Gualaquiza, 4.5 km further north .
Catchment area
The 1490 km² catchment area of the Río Bomboiza extends along the eastern flank of the Cordillera Real in the southeast of Ecuador. It borders the catchment areas of the Río León and the Río Yacuambi to the west .
Fish fauna
The fish fauna of the Río Bomboiza includes Chaetostoma breve , an approximately 20 cm large representative of the mountain creek catfish .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Chaetostoma breve . www.l-welse.com. Retrieved January 29, 2019.