Catatumbo River
Río Catatumbo Río Algodonal |
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Catatumbo thunderstorm in the estuary area |
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Data | ||
location | Colombia , Venezuela | |
River system | Catatumbo River | |
source | in the Colombian Eastern Cordillera 7 ° 52 ′ 51 ″ N , 73 ° 13 ′ 31 ″ W |
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Source height | approx. 2000 m | |
muzzle | in Lake Maracaibo Coordinates: 9 ° 21 ′ 13 " N , 71 ° 42 ′ 6" W 9 ° 21 ′ 13 " N , 71 ° 42 ′ 6" W. |
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Mouth height | 0 m | |
Height difference | approx. 2000 m | |
Bottom slope | approx. 4 ‰ | |
length | approx. 500 km | |
Catchment area | 22,317 km² | |
Left tributaries | Río Chiquito , Río El Brandy , Río de Oro | |
Right tributaries | Río El Tarra , Río Orú , Río Sardinata , Río Zulia | |
Big cities | Ocaña | |
Communities | Algodonal , Puerto Machete , Encontrados | |
Location of the Río Catatumbo |
The Río Catatumbo is a 500 km long river in Colombia and Venezuela in northern South America.
The Río Catatumbo has its source in the Colombian Eastern Cordillera on the Cerro de las Jurisdicciones . In the upper reaches it bears the name Río Algodonal . It flows through the Colombian administrative district Departamento de Norte de Santander . The river flows north through the mountains. It flows east past the city of Ocaña . Later it turns to the northeast and finally to the east and reaches the lowlands. It crosses the border into Venezuela and flows through the Venezuelan state of Zulia , before flowing into Lake Maracaibo . At Encontrados the Río Zulia flows into the river from the right. Other important tributaries of the Río Catatumbo are Río Chiquito , Río El Brandy and Río de Oro from the left and Río El Tarra , Río Orú and Río Sardinata from the right. The Catatumbo Barí National Park in Colombia covers the area northwest of the central reaches.