Río Ilave

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Río Ilave,
Río Tulapa, Río Llusta, Río Huenque
Data
location PeruPeru Peru
River system Desaguadero River
Drain over Río Desaguadero  → Lake Poopó
Headwaters Northern flank of Cerro Llallahua
17 ° 1 ′ 32 ″  S , 69 ° 32 ′ 33 ″  W
Source height approx.  4500  m
muzzle Lake Titicaca Coordinates: 15 ° 59 ′ 56 ″  S , 69 ° 26 ′ 32 ″  W 15 ° 59 ′ 56 ″  S , 69 ° 26 ′ 32 ″  W.
Mouth height approx.  3812  m
Height difference approx. 688 m
Bottom slope approx. 4 ‰
length approx. 172 km
Catchment area approx. 7705 km²
Left tributaries Río Condoruri, Río Aguas Calientes
Medium-sized cities Ilave
Communities Mazo Cruz , Conduriri

The Río Ilave is a tributary of Lake Titicaca in the South American Andean highlands (northern Altiplano ) of the Peruvian region of Puno .

River course

The Río Ilave has a total length of about 172 km. It rises on the northern flank of the 5164  m high Cerro Llallahua at an altitude of about 4500  m . In the upper and middle reaches the river is named Río Tulapa , Río Llusta and Río Huenque . It flows in a predominantly northerly direction through the mountains of the El Collao province . Mazo Cruz is located to the left of the river at km 125 . The village of Conduriri is 15 kilometers downstream, also to the left of the Río Ilave. At river kilometer 54 the Río Aguas Calientes meets the river from the left. This is then called Río Ilave . For the next 13 kilometers, it runs along the border with the province of Puno to the west . About 35 km above the mouth, the Río Ilave passes the provincial capital Ilave on the left bank . The Río Ilave finally reaches the southwestern shore of Lake Titicaca almost 65 km east-southeast of the regional capital Puno .

Hydrology

The Río Ilave drains an area of ​​about 7705 km² in the provinces of El Collao and Puno. The highest elevation in the catchment area is the 5585  m high Nevado Larajanco. The annual discharge of the Río Ilave can fluctuate very strongly. The river hardly has any water in the summer and autumn months. The highest runoffs usually occur between January and April. During this time, the mean discharge is around 100 m³ / s.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 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. Retrieved December 25, 2019.