Río Huancabamba
| Río Huancabamba | ||
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 Peru
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| River system | Amazon | |
| Drain over | Río Chamaya → Río Marañón → Amazon → Atlantic Ocean | |
| Headwaters | above Laguna Shimbe, Peruvian Western Cordillera 4 ° 59 ′ 32 ″ S , 79 ° 27 ′ 33 ″ W |
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| Source height | approx. 3450 m | |
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Río Chotano to Río Chamaya Coordinates: 6 ° 3 ′ 47 ″ S , 79 ° 4 ′ 40 ″ W 6 ° 3 ′ 47 ″ S , 79 ° 4 ′ 40 ″ W. |
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| Mouth height | approx. 850 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 2600 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 16 ‰ | |
| length | approx. 160 km | |
| Catchment area | approx. 3670 km² | |
| Flowing lakes | Laguna Shimbe | |
| Reservoirs flowed through | Limón dam | |
| Small towns | Huancabamba , Pucará | |
| Drainage of water through a tunnel on the west side of the Andes | ||
The Río Huancabamba is the approximately 160 km long left source river of the Río Chamaya in northern Peru.
River course
The Río Huancabamba rises in the north of the province of Huancabamba ( Piura region ) near the Ecuadorian border in the Peruvian western cordillera . The headwaters are located above the mountain lake Laguna Shimbe at an altitude of around 3450 m . The Río Huancabamba initially flows 100 km south through the mountains. At the beginning it flows through the 4 km long mountain lake Laguna Shimbe . At river kilometer 128 he passes the provincial capital Huancabamba . From river kilometer 89 the river forms the western, later the southwestern border of the province of Jaén . At river kilometer 39 is the dam of the Limón dam . Since 2014, as part of the Olmos irrigation project, water has been transported from there via a nearly 20 km long tunnel to the west side of the Andes. Below the dam, the river runs within the Cajamarca region . The province of Cutervo lies south of the lower reaches . The Río Huancabamba turns towards east-southeast. At river kilometer 7 the river passes the small town of Pucará on the left bank . Finally, the Río Huancabamba meets the Río Chotano , which comes from the south , with which it joins the Río Chamaya.
Catchment area
The Río Huancabamba drains an area of about 3670 km² on the east side of the Peruvian Western Cordillera. In the west, the continental divide separates the catchment area of the Río Huancabamba from the tributaries of the Pacific Ocean . In the northeast lies the catchment area of the Río Chinchipe , in the east that of the Río Huayllabamba .
