Río Calima
| Río Calima | ||
...jpg) Río Calima above the Calima reservoir |
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| Data | ||
| location |
 Colombia
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| River system | Río San Juan | |
| Drain over | Río San Juan → Pacific Ocean | |
| Headwaters |
Western Cordillera 4 ° 3 ′ 44 ″ N , 76 ° 30 ′ 59 ″ W. |
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| Source height | approx. 3400 m | |
| muzzle |
Río San Juan Coordinates: 4 ° 9 ′ 33 " N , 77 ° 8 ′ 25" W 4 ° 9 ′ 33 " N , 77 ° 8 ′ 25" W. |
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| Mouth height | 0 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 3400 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 23 ‰ | |
| length | approx. 150 km | |
| Catchment area | approx. 1300 km² | |
| Right tributaries | Rio Bravo | |
| Reservoirs flowed through | Calima dam | |
.jpg) Calima dam |
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The Río Calima is an approximately 150 km long left tributary of the Río San Juan in the department of Valle del Cauca in western Colombia .
River course
The Río Calima has its source in the Western Cordillera . The headwaters, which are around 3400 m high, are located on the southeast flank of the 3840 m high Cerro Calima . The Río Calima initially flows 30 km in a predominantly south-easterly direction through the mountain ridge. He reaches a basin landscape and turns south. Around river kilometer 121 it reaches the northeastern end of the Calima reservoir. The Río Calima is dammed over a length of 13 km. Below the dam, the Río Calima cuts through the mountains on a 35 km long section in a west-northwest direction. The river reaches the western Colombian coastal lowlands, which it then flows through for a distance of 50 km in a westerly direction. For the last 25 km, the Río Calima turns to the northwest before it meets the Río San Juan, which flows in a westerly direction, and flows into it.
Catchment area
The Río Calima drains an area of approximately 1300 km². In the south the catchment area borders on that of the Río Dagua , in the north on that of the Río Munguidó , another tributary of the Río San Juan.
Use of hydropower
About 110 km above the estuary, the Calima dam ( ⊙ ) was built on the Río Calima in the years 1961–1966 . The 20 km² reservoir is located at an altitude of 1442 m . In addition to generating energy, it also serves as a recreational goal.
Map with all coordinates: OSM | WikiMap
