Isiboro River
| Isiboro River | ||
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 Bolivia
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| River system | Amazon | |
| Drain over | Río Mamoré → Rio Madeira → Amazon → Atlantic Ocean | |
| Headwaters |
Cordillera of Cochabamba 16 ° 44 ′ 3 ″ S , 65 ° 56 ′ 51 ″ W. |
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| Source height | 1360 m | |
| muzzle |
Río Mamoré coordinates: 15 ° 13 ′ 40 ″ S , 64 ° 56 ′ 7 ″ W 15 ° 13 ′ 40 ″ S , 64 ° 56 ′ 7 ″ W. |
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| Mouth height | 155 m | |
| Height difference | 1205 m | |
| Bottom slope | 2.4 ‰ | |
| length | 505 km | |
| Catchment area | 16,250 km² | |
| Left tributaries | Río Sasama, Río Ichoa, Río Ipensama, Río Sécure | |
| Right tributaries | Río Isinuta, Rio Eterazama, Río Chipiriri | |
The Río Isiboro is a left tributary of the Río Mamoré in the lowlands of the South American landlocked state Bolivia .
course
The isiboro river rises in the Kordillere Cochabamba in Departamento Cochabamba at an altitude of 1360 m at 16 ° 44 '3 " S , 65 ° 56' 51" W . From its source, the Río Isiboro flows for the first 40 km in a south-easterly direction in the direction of the Cordillera from Cochabamba to 16 ° 49 '44 " S , 65 ° 48' 9" W and then turns to the northeast. At 15 ° 48 ′ 33 ″ S , 65 ° 48 ′ 9 ″ W , the river leaves the Departamento Cochabamba and enters the Departamento Beni . After another 174 km the river flows into the Río Mamoré at an altitude of 155 m at 15 ° 13 ′ 33 ″ S , 64 ° 56 ′ 2 ″ W.
Sections of the Isiboro
- Cochabamba Department - 331 km
- Beni Department - 174 km
Nature reserve
The Río Isiboro represents the southern border of the TIPNIS nature reserve , between the mountain range of the Cordillera of Cochabamba in the southwest and the confluence of the Río Sécure with the Isiboro in the northeast.