Río Cuenca

Río Cuenca
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Data
location	Province of Azuay in Ecuador
River system	Amazon
Drain over	Río Paute  → Río Namangoza  → Río Santiago  → Río Marañón  → Amazon  → Atlantic Ocean
Confluence of	Río Machángara and Río Tomebamba 2 ° 53 ′ 15 ″  S , 78 ° 57 ′ 15 ″  W
Source height	approx.  2420  m
Association with	Río Santa Bárbara to Río Paute Coordinates: 2 ° 51 ′ 36 ″  S , 78 ° 46 ′ 22 ″  W 2 ° 51 ′ 36 ″  S , 78 ° 46 ′ 22 ″  W.
Mouth height	approx.  2200  m
Height difference	approx. 220 m
Bottom slope	approx. 8.8 ‰
length	25 km
Catchment area	approx. 2500 km²
Left tributaries	Río Burgay
Right tributaries	Río Jadan
Communities	Challuabamba

The Río Cuenca is the 25 km long left headwaters of the Río Paute in the province of Azuay in the south of Ecuador .

River course

The Río Cuenca emerges in the northeast of the Cuenca agglomeration at the confluence of the Río Machángara (left) and Río Tomebamba (right). It initially flows 12 km to the northeast. The E35 trunk road runs south of the river. The Río Burgay flows from the north into the Río Cuenca. This then turns to the east. Now the E40 follows the river. Three kilometers north of the city of Gualaceo , the Río Cuenca joins the Río Santa Bárbara, which flows in from the south, to form the Río Paute. The Río Cuenca drains an area of ​​around 2500 km². The catchment area extends over the high valley of Cuenca and the adjacent mountain ranges.