Río Iscuandé
| Río Iscuandé | ||
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 Colombia
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| River system | Rio Iscuandé | |
| Confluence of | Río El Turbio and Río Bracito in the Western Cordillera 2 ° 3 ′ 51 ″ N , 77 ° 35 ′ 10 ″ W |
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| Source height | approx. 280 m | |
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Pacific Ocean Coordinates: 2 ° 37 '27 " N , 78 ° 3' 50" W 2 ° 37 '27 " N , 78 ° 3' 50" W |
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| Mouth height | 0 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 280 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 2.1 ‰ | |
| length | approx. 135 km (including source rivers: approx. 185 km) | |
| Catchment area | approx. 2400 km² | |
| Drain |
MQ 1980/1984 |
212 m³ / s |
| Left tributaries | San Luis River | |
| Small towns | Santa Bárbara (Iscuandé) | |
The Río Iscuandé is an approximately 135 km long tributary of the Pacific Ocean in the southwest of Colombia .
River course
The Río Iscuandé arises in the Colombian Western Cordillera at an altitude of about 280 m at the confluence of the Río El Turbio and Río Bracito . It initially flows north for 5 km before turning west. At river kilometer 100 it reaches the western Colombian coastal lowlands. From river kilometer 93 the Río Iscuandé turns north-northwest. The Río Guapi runs further to the east and the Río Tapaje to the west . About 30 kilometers above the estuary is the city of Santa Bárbara (Iscuandé) on the left bank of the Río Iscuandé. At river kilometer 10 the island Isla Soledad lies in the river. The Iscuandé River then widens to form an estuary that opens out towards the sea.
Catchment area and hydrology
The catchment area of the Río Iscuandé covers an area of around 2400 km². It is within the parishes of Santa Bárbara and El Charco . The northern watershed forms the border with the Departamento del Cauca . The catchment area of the Río Iscuandé borders in the north on the catchment area of the Río Guapi, in the west on that of the Río Tapaje and in the south on that of the Río Patía . The mean discharge is 212 m³ / s.
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Juan D. Restrepo, Björn Kjerfve: The Pacific and Caribbean Rivers of Colombia: Water Discharge, Sediment Transport and Dissolved Loads . Hydrochemical Aspects of Major Pacific and Caribbean Rivers of Colombia. January 2004. Retrieved March 15, 2019.