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 |
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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. |
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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.