Río Huasaga
| Río Huasaga | ||
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 Ecuador , Peru
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| River system | Amazon | |
| Drain over | Río Pastaza → Río Marañón → Amazon → Atlantic Ocean | |
| Headwaters | 20 km east of Macuma 2 ° 7 ′ 36 ″ S , 77 ° 31 ′ 35 ″ W |
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| Source height | approx. 500 m | |
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Río Pastaza Coordinates: 3 ° 41 ′ 58 ″ S , 76 ° 25 ′ 20 ″ W 3 ° 41 ′ 58 ″ S , 76 ° 25 ′ 20 ″ W. |
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| Mouth height | approx. 170 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 330 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 0.79 ‰ | |
| length | approx. 420 km | |
| Catchment area | approx. 4300 km² | |
| Communities | Huasaga | |
The Río Huasaga is an approximately 420 km long right tributary of the Río Pastaza in Ecuador and Peru .
River course
The Río Huasaga rises at an altitude of about 800 m 10 km east of the city of Puyo in the province of Morona Santiago . It flows through the Amazon basin in a south-southeast direction. He has numerous narrow river loops and oxbow lakes . At river km 250 he crosses the border to Peru. Then it flows through the province of Datem del Marañón . 80 kilometers above the mouth, the river passes the Huasaga settlement . Eventually it meets the Río Pastaza, into which it flows.
Catchment area
The catchment area of the Río Huasaga covers an area of around 4300 km². It extends east of the Río Pastaza. To the west it borders on that of the Río Morona .