Río Jatunyacu

Río Jatunyacu
Río Jatunyacu below the confluence of the Río Llocullón
Data
location	Ecuador
River system	Amazon
Drain over	Río Napo  → Amazon  → Atlantic Ocean
Confluence of	Río Verdeyacu and Río Mulatos 1 ° 3 ′ 13 ″  S , 77 ° 59 ′ 8 ″  W
Source height	660  m
Association with	Río Anzu to Río Napo Coordinates: 1 ° 3 ′ 5 ″  S , 77 ° 48 ′ 10 ″  W 1 ° 3 ′ 5 ″  S , 77 ° 48 ′ 10 ″  W.
Mouth height	427  m
Height difference	233 m
Bottom slope	7.8 ‰
length	30 km
Catchment area	approx. 3200 km²
Discharge A Eo : 3128 km² Location: 18 km above the mouth	MQ Mq	296 m³ / s 94.6 l / (s km²)
Right tributaries	Río Llocullón

The Jatunyacu is the left headwaters of the Río Napo in the Napo Province in Ecuador .

River course

The Jatunyacu arises at the confluence of the Río Verdeyacu and Río Mulatos . It flows over a distance of 30 km in a predominantly eastward direction. It cuts through a mountain range of the Cordillera Real that runs in a north-south direction . At river kilometer 19 the Río Llocullón flows into the river on the right side. This joins 5.5 km south of the city of Tena with the Río Anzu coming from the south to the Río Napo.

Hydrology

The catchment area of the Jatunyacu extends to the eastern flank of the Cotopaxi volcano . It covers an area of ​​around 3200 km². The mean discharge at river kilometer 18 is 296 m³ / s.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ A. Laraque, J. Ronchail et al. a .: Heterogeneous Distribution of Rainfall and Discharge Regimes in the Ecuadorian Amazon Basin. In: Journal of Hydrometeorology. 8, 2007, p. 1364, doi : 10.1175 / 2007JHM784.1 .