Río Chamán
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Río Chamán, Río Loco Chamán, Río Loco del Chamán |
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| River system | Río Chamán | |
| Confluence of | Quebrada San Gregorio and Río San José 7 ° 8 ′ 46 ″ S , 79 ° 12 ′ 17 ″ W |
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| Source height | approx. 400 m | |
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Pacific Ocean Coordinates: 7 ° 12 ′ 6 " S , 79 ° 40 ′ 3" W 7 ° 12 ′ 6 " S , 79 ° 40 ′ 3" W |
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| Mouth height | 0 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 400 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 6.5 ‰ | |
| length | 62 km (including Quebrada San Gregorio: 85 km) | |
| Catchment area | approx. 1569 km² | |
| Small towns | Pueblo Nuevo | |
| Communities | Santa Rosa | |
The Río Chamán is a 62 km (including the headwaters Quebrada San Gregorio 85 km) long tributary of the Pacific Ocean in northwestern Peru in the regions of Cajamarca and La Libertad . The source region of the Río Chamán lies in the Peruvian Western Cordillera . The catchment area covers an area of 1569 km².
Source rivers
The 23 km long Quebrada San Gregorio river has its source northeast of San Gregorio in the Unión Agua Blanca district at an altitude of about 2800 m ( ⊙ ). From there it flows in a predominantly south-westerly direction through the mountains.
The 19 km long Río San José rises south of San Gregorio at an altitude of about 1500 m ( ⊙ ) and then flows through the valley of the town of San José in a southerly direction, before turning west for the lower 8 kilometers.
River course
The Río Chamán arises at the confluence of its two source rivers Quebrada San Gregorio (right) and Río San José (left) near the Hacienda Mirador at an altitude of about 400 m . The Río Chamán is also called Río Loco Chamán and Río Loco del Chamán . It flows in a predominantly westerly direction through a wide Andean valley and after 22 km reaches the coastal plain. In kilometers flow 40 crosses an extending in the north-south direction irrigation channel ( ⊙ ) the river. At river kilometer 24 it passes the small town of Pueblo Nuevo , at river kilometer 12 the town of Santa Rosa . The Río Chamán flows around a low ridge to the north, which runs parallel to the coast at a distance of just under 9 kilometers. The Río Chamán usually has hardly any water on its last kilometers. It finally reaches the Pacific coast, where a sandbar usually separates it from the sea.
Agriculture is practiced on irrigated cropland along the entire course of the river. The national road 100 follows the courses of the Quebrada San Gregorio and Río Chamán.
Map with all coordinates: OSM | WikiMap
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Principales cuencas hidrográficas a nivel nacional . Ministerio de Agricultura y Riego. Retrieved August 17, 2019.