Río Chinguales

Río Chinguales Río Chingual, Río Chunquer
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Data
location	Ecuador , Colombia
River system	Amazon
Drain over	Río Aguarico  → Río Napo  → Amazon  → Atlantic
Headwaters	Cordillera Real , 25 km south of Tulcán 0 ° 36 ′ 1 ″  N , 77 ° 40 ′ 27 ″  W
Source height	approx.  3750  m
Association with	Río Cofanes to Río Aguarico Coordinates: 0 ° 13 ′ 52 ″  N , 77 ° 30 ′ 35 ″  W 0 ° 13 ′ 52 ″  N , 77 ° 30 ′ 35 ″  W.
Mouth height	590  m
Height difference	approx. 3160 m
Bottom slope	approx. 32 ‰
length	approx. 100 km
Catchment area	approx. 1070 km²
Left tributaries	Río Pun, Río San Francisco
Communities	Ipiales

The Río Chinguales , also Río Chingual or Río Chunquer , is the approximately 100 km long left source river of the Río Aguarico in northeast Ecuador .

River course

The Río Chinguales has its source in the Cordillera Real , about 25 km south of the city of Tulcán . The headwaters are in the province of Carchi at an altitude of about 3750  m . The Río Chinguales initially flows about 10 km to the north and then turns to the east. The E10 trunk road now follows the course of the river. The Río Chinguales forms the border with the province of Sucumbíos . From the confluence of the Río Pun from the left, the Río Chinguales forms the state border with Colombia . The Río Chinguales separates the Departamento de Nariño (municipality of Ipiales ) on the left bank of the river from the province of Sucumbíos on the right bank. At river kilometer 64, the Río San Francisco meets the Río Chinguales from the north. This now turns to the south. Up to river kilometer 32 the Río Chinguales forms the border with Colombia. The Río Chinguales flows further south through the province of Sucumbíos. Finally, the Río Chinguales joins the Río Cofanes coming from the west to form the Río Aguarico. The Río Chinguales drains an area of ​​around 1070 km².