Río Livitaca

Río Livitaca
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location	Peru
River system	Amazon
Drain over	Río Apurímac  → Río Ene  → Río Tambo  → Río Ucayali  → Amazon  → Atlantic
Headwaters	Western Cordillera , 40 km northwest of Yauri 14 ° 31 ′ 53 ″  S , 71 ° 39 ′ 50 ″  W
Source height	approx.  4600  m
muzzle	Río Apurímac Coordinates: 14 ° 6 ′ 59 ″  S , 71 ° 41 ′ 59 ″  W 14 ° 6 ′ 59 ″  S , 71 ° 41 ′ 59 ″  W.
Mouth height	approx.  3000  m
Height difference	approx. 1600 m
Bottom slope	approx. 27 ‰
length	approx. 60 km
Catchment area	approx. 755 km²
Communities	Livitaca

The Río Livitaca is an approximately 60 km long left tributary of the Río Apurímac in the Cusco region in south-central Peru .

River course

The Río Livitaca rises in the Peruvian Western Cordillera , at an altitude of about 4600  m . The headwaters are 40 km northwest of the city of Yauri . The Río Livitaca flows in a northerly direction through the Andes highlands in the east of the province of Chumbivilcas . At river kilometer 24, the village of Livitaca is west of the river. In the lower 20 kilometers, the Río Livitaca forms the border to the western province of Paruro . The Río Livitaca finally flows into the Río Apurímac at an altitude of about 3000  m .

Catchment area and hydrology

The catchment area of the Río Livitaca covers an area of ​​around 755 km². It borders in the east and south on the upper reaches of the Río Apurímac and in the west and southwest on that of the Río Velille , a left tributary of the Río Apurímac.