Río Jamboé
Río Jamboé | ||
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location | Ecuador | |
River system | Amazon | |
Drain over | Río Zamora → Río Santiago → Río Marañón → Amazon → Atlantic Ocean | |
Headwaters | Eastern flank of the Cordillera Real 4 ° 17 ′ 4 ″ S , 79 ° 0 ′ 35 ″ W |
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Source height | approx. 3000 m | |
muzzle |
Río Zamora Coordinates: 4 ° 3 '22 " S , 78 ° 55' 42" W 4 ° 3 '22 " S , 78 ° 55' 42" W. |
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Mouth height | approx. 870 m | |
Height difference | approx. 2130 m | |
Bottom slope | approx. 63 ‰ | |
length | 34 km | |
Catchment area | 238 km² | |
Right tributaries | Río Numambi | |
Small towns | Zamora |
The Río Jamboé is a 34 km long right tributary of the Río Zamora in the province of Zamora Chinchipe in southeast Ecuador .
River course
The Río Jamboé rises on the eastern flank of the Cordillera Real at an altitude of about 3000 m . The Río Jamboé initially flows 10 km to the northeast and turns north on the rest of the river. Finally, about 2 kilometers northeast of the city center of Zamora, it reaches the Río Zamora, which flows northeast. The Río Bombuscaro runs 2 kilometers to the west, separated by a ridge .
The Río Jamboé drains an area of 238 km² in the eastern foothills of the Cordillera Real in southeast Ecuador.