Río Chone

Río Chone
View over the city of Bahía de Caráquez to the estuary of the Río Chone
Data
location	Manabí Province in Ecuador
River system	Río Chone
Confluence of	Río Grande and Río Mosquito 0 ° 40 ′ 17 ″  S , 80 ° 2 ′ 34 ″  W
muzzle	Pacific Ocean Coordinates: 0 ° 35 ′ 27 ″  S , 80 ° 24 ′ 59 ″  W 0 ° 35 ′ 27 ″  S , 80 ° 24 ′ 59 ″  W
Mouth height	0  m
length	67 km
Catchment area	2483 km²
Drain	MQ	26 m³ / s
Left tributaries	Carrizal River
Right tributaries	Garrapata River
Medium-sized cities	Chone , Bahía de Caráquez
Small towns	San Vicente
Communities	San Antonio, Salinas

The Río Chone is a 67 km long tributary of the Pacific Ocean in the province of Manabi in Ecuador .

River course

The Río Chone arises at the confluence of the Río Grande and Río Mosquito 6 km northeast of the city of Chone . It flows in a westerly direction. After 7 km the Chone Canal branches off to the left. This runs south of the city of Chone and ends in the Laguna El Canal . The Río Chone takes the Río Garrapata from the right and then runs along the northern outskirts of Chone. At river kilometer 34 the Río Carrizal meets the Río Chone coming from the south. This eventually flows into the Pacific Ocean. It forms a large estuary that opens to the Bay of Caráquez . The E15 trunk road crosses the river at its mouth. The town of Bahía de Caráquez lies on the western bank of the river, and San Vicente on the eastern bank .

Hydrology and catchment area

The Río Chone drains an area of ​​2483 km². The mean discharge is 26 m³ / s. The headwaters of the Río Chone arise in the Cordillera Costanera , a ridge that runs along the Ecuadorian Pacific coast.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Water Resources Assessment of Ecuador ( en , PDF; 1.0 MB) In: sam.usace.army.mil . United States Southern Command, US Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District and Topographic Engineering Center. September 1998. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved January 12, 2019.