Río Lampa
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Río Lampa Río Palca |
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 The city of Lampa, below the river Lampa. |
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 Peru
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| River system | Desaguadero River | |
| Drain over | Río Coata → Río Desaguadero → Poopó Lake | |
| Confluence of | Río Vilavila and Río Pumahuasi 15 ° 14 ′ 14 ″ S , 70 ° 35 ′ 33 ″ W |
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| Source height | approx. 4050 m | |
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Río Coata coordinates: 15 ° 27 ′ 5 ″ S , 70 ° 11 ′ 39 ″ W 15 ° 27 ′ 5 ″ S , 70 ° 11 ′ 39 ″ W. |
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| Mouth height | approx. 3820 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 230 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 2.9 ‰ | |
| length | approx. 78 km (including source rivers: 103 km) | |
| Catchment area | approx. 1550 km² | |
| Right tributaries | Corumayo River | |
| Small towns | Lampa | |
| Communities | Palca | |
The Río Lampa is a left tributary of the Río Coata in the catchment area of Lake Titicaca in the South American Andean highlands of the Peruvian region of Puno .
River course
The Río Lampa arises in the village of Lampa at the confluence of the Río Vilavila (left) and Río Pumahuasi (right). The 25 km long Río Vilavila rises as Río Chilampampa on the northern flank of the Nevado Quilca at an altitude of about 4900 m ( ⊙ ). The 20 km long Río Pumahuasi has its headwaters on the northeast flank of the Nevado Mina Punta at an altitude of about 5080 m ( ⊙ ).
The Río Lampa bears the name Río Palca above river kilometer 65 within the district of Palca . It initially flows in an east-southeast direction, later in a southeast direction through the Andean highlands. At river kilometer 45, the river passes the small town of Lampa and then reaches the desert plains west of Lake Titicaca. In the lower reaches, the river forms a strongly meandering behavior with numerous narrow river loops. For the last 20 kilometers, the river turns east and meets the Río Cabanillas, which comes from the southeast , 8 km northwest of the city of Juliaca . Below their confluence the river is called Río Coata .
Catchment area and hydrology
The catchment area of the Río Lampa has an area of about 1550 km². It borders in the north on that of the Río Pucará , in the south on that of the Río Coata . The rivers in the region carry water mainly in the months of January to April. During the rest of the year, the outflows decrease sharply.
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