Río Colorado
Río Colorado | ||
Río Colorado |
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Data | ||
location | Patagonia ( Argentina ) | |
River system | Río Colorado | |
muzzle |
Atlantic Ocean Coordinates: 39 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ S , 62 ° 8 ′ 24 ″ W 39 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ S , 62 ° 8 ′ 24 ″ W |
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Mouth height |
0 m
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length | 1114 km | |
Catchment area | approx. 350,000 km² | |
Drain |
MQ |
148 m³ / s |
Right tributaries | Río Salado del Oeste | |
Navigable | 320 km | |
Northern Patagonia with the Río Colorado |
The Río Colorado is a 1114 km long river in southern Argentina .
River course
Its sources are on the eastern slopes of the Andes at the height of the Chilean volcano Tinguiririca (about 34 ° 48 'S). After leaving the Andes, the Río Colorado mainly flows in an east-southeast direction and, apart from the Río Salado del Oeste, no longer receives any noteworthy tributaries. Through the channels of its river delta between 39 ° 30 'and 39 ° 50' south latitude, it flows south of Bahía Blanca into the Atlantic . The last 320 km to the mouth are navigable.
See also
Web links
Commons : Río Colorado - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- Río Colorado . In Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon , Volume 4. Leipzig 1906, pp. 234–235, Fluss 3