Río Huancané
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Río Huancané, Río Guanaco, Río Tarucani, Río Putina |
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 Peru
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| River system | Desaguadero River | |
| Drain over | Río Ramis → Río Desaguadero → Poopó Lake | |
| Headwaters | Ridge in the north of the Muñani district 14 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ S , 70 ° 6 ′ 3 ″ W |
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| Source height | approx. 4700 m | |
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Río Ramis coordinates: 15 ° 16 ′ 27 ″ S , 69 ° 48 ′ 43 ″ W 15 ° 16 ′ 27 ″ S , 69 ° 48 ′ 43 ″ W. |
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| Mouth height | approx. 3820 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 880 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 6.5 ‰ | |
| length | approx. 135 km | |
| Catchment area | 3545 km² | |
| Left tributaries | Río Pongongoni, Río Tuyto | |
| Small towns | Putina | |
| Communities | Huatasani | |
The Río Huancané is a 135 km long left tributary of the Río Ramis in the South American Andean highlands of the Peruvian region of Puno .
River course
The Río Huancané has its source in a ridge in the north of the Muñani district ( Azángaro province ) at an altitude of about 4700 m . In the upper reaches it is called Río Guanaco and Río Tarucani , in the middle reaches Río Putina . It flows in a predominantly south-southeast direction through the mountainous region of the provinces of San Antonio de Putina and Huancané . At river kilometer 70 the Río Pongongoni flows into the river on the left near the provincial capital Putina . At river kilometer 40, near the village of Huatasani , the Río Tuyto meets the river coming from the southeast. This reaches the lowlands northwest of Lake Titicaca . At river kilometer 12, the provincial capital Huancané is one kilometer east of the river. The Río Huancané finally flows into the Río Ramis, 8 km above its confluence with Lake Titicaca.
Hydrology
The Río Huancané drains an area of 3545 km² in the provinces of Azángaro, San Antonio de Putina and Huancané. A large part of the annual runoff occurs in the first quarter with an average runoff of around 50 m³ / s. During floods , the discharge can be over 145 m³ / s. Especially in the summer months, the river carries only little water, on average about 2 m³ / s. The catchment area borders on that of the Río Suches to the east and that of the Río Ramis to the north and west.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e Informe Técnico - Evaluación Hidrológica Cuenca Lago Titicaca 2006-07 (PDF, 550 KB) Servicio Nacional de Meterorología e Hidrología (SENAMHI). June 2007. Accessed December 28, 2019.
Web links
- Map of the province of San Antonio de Putina at escale.minedu.gob.pe (PDF; 8.9 MB)
- Map of the province of Azángaro at escale.minedu.gob.pe (PDF; 8.1 MB)