Río Bombuscaro

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Río Bombuscaro
Río Bombuscaro - Zamora.jpg
Data
location Province of Zamora Chinchipe in Ecuador
River system Amazon
Drain over Río Zamora  → Río Santiago  → Río Marañón  → Amazon  → Atlantic Ocean
origin Laguna San Antonio
4 ° 13 ′ 28 "  S , 79 ° 5 ′ 56"  W
Source height approx.  3280  m
muzzle Río Zamora Coordinates: 4 ° 3 ′ 53 ″  S , 78 ° 56 ′ 46 ″  W 4 ° 3 ′ 53 ″  S , 78 ° 56 ′ 46 ″  W.
Mouth height approx.  880  m
Height difference approx. 2400 m
Bottom slope approx. 80 ‰
length 30 km
Catchment area 224 km²
Small towns Zamora

The Río Bombuscaro is a 30 km long right tributary of the Río Zamora in the province of Zamora Chinchipe in southeast Ecuador .

River course

The Río Bombuscaro rises in the south of the Cordillera Real . The course of the river begins in the Laguna San Antonio mountain lake, which is about 3280  m high . The Río Bombuscaro flows in a predominantly northeastern direction through the mountains and finally reaches the city of Zamora , where it flows into the Río Zamora. With the exception of the bottom four kilometers of the river, the catchment area of the Río Bombuscaro is located within the Podocarpus National Park .

The Río Bombuscaro drains an area of ​​224 km² on the eastern flank of the Cordillera Real in southeast Ecuador.

Bombuscaro River, Las Ballenas Sector January 23, 2011.

Web links

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