Catamayo River
| Catamayo River | ||
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 Ecuador
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| River system | Río Chira | |
| Drain over | Río Chira → Pacific Ocean | |
| Headwaters |
Andes in southern Ecuador 4 ° 12 ′ 9 ″ S , 79 ° 19 ′ 31 ″ W |
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| Source height | approx. 3300 m | |
| Association with |
Río Macará to Río Chira Coordinates: 4 ° 17 ′ 8 ″ S , 80 ° 8 ′ 31 ″ W 4 ° 17 ′ 8 ″ S , 80 ° 8 ′ 31 ″ W. |
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| Mouth height | 220 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 3080 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 15 ‰ | |
| length | approx. 200 km | |
| Catchment area | 6717 km² | |
| Outflow A Eo : 6717 km² |
MQ Mq |
93 m³ / s 13.8 l / (s km²) |
| Left tributaries | Quebrado Bella Maria | |
| Right tributaries | Río Guayabal , Río Playas | |
The Río Catamayo is the approximately 200 km long right source river of the Río Chira in the province of Loja in the south of Ecuador .
River course
The Río Catamayo has its source in the Andes at an altitude of about 3300 m in the extreme south-east of the Loja province. The headwaters lie within the Yacurí National Park . The Río Catamayo initially flows in a predominantly north-northwest direction through the mountains. At river kilometer 125, 5 km east of the city of Catamayo , the Río Guayabal flows into the Río Catamayo coming from the north. Then this turns to the southwest. At river kilometer 85 the Quebrado Bella Maria meets the Río Catamayo coming from the south. This then turns to the west and later towards west-northwest. At river kilometer 55, the Río Playas flows into the Río Catamayo coming from the northeast. This then changes its direction of flow to the south-southwest and later to the west-southwest. Finally, the Río Catamayo reaches the border with Peru almost 25 km west-northwest of the city of Macará and joins the Río Macará coming from the east-southeast to the Río Chira.
Hydrology
The Río Catamayo drains an area of 6717 km². The mean discharge is 93 m³ / s.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Water Resources Assessment of Ecuador (PDF, 1.0 MB) United States Southern Command, US Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District and Topographic Engineering Center (web.archive.org). September 1998. Retrieved January 12, 2019.