Río Guarguallá
| Río Guarguallá | ||
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| location | Chimborazo Province in Ecuador | |
| River system | Amazon | |
| Drain over | Río Chambo → Río Pastaza → Río Marañón → Amazon → Atlantic Ocean | |
| Headwaters |
Cordillera Real 2 ° 1 ′ 47 ″ S , 78 ° 29 ′ 56 ″ W. |
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| Source height | approx. 3850 m | |
| muzzle |
Río Chambo Coordinates: 1 ° 52 ′ 1 ″ S , 78 ° 36 ′ 26 ″ W 1 ° 52 ′ 1 ″ S , 78 ° 36 ′ 26 ″ W. |
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| Mouth height | 2813 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 1037 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 35 ‰ | |
| length | 30 km | |
| Catchment area | 190 km² | |
| Discharge A Eo : 185 km² Location: 2.5 above the mouth |
MQ Mq |
5.8 m³ / s 31.4 l / (s km²) |
The Río Guarguallá is a 30 km long right tributary of the Río Chambo in the province of Chimborazo in central Ecuador .
River course
The Río Guarguallá rises 18 km west of the Sangay volcano in the Cordillera Real . The headwaters are at an altitude of about 3850 m . The Río Guarguallá flows 20 km in a predominantly north-northwest direction through the mountains. Then he turns to the west and later to the northwest. The Río Guarguallá finally flows 6 km northeast of the town of Cebadas into the Río Chambo, which flows north.
Hydrology
The Río Guarguallá drains a 190 km² area on the western flank of the Cordillera Real. The mean discharge of the Río Guarguallá about 2.5 km above the mouth is 5.8 m³ / s.
Individual evidence
- ↑ A. Laraque, J. Ronchail et al. a .: Heterogeneous Distribution of Rainfall and Discharge Regimes in the Ecuadorian Amazon Basin. In: Journal of Hydrometeorology. 8, 2007, p. 1364, doi : 10.1175 / 2007JHM784.1 .