Río Llushin

Río Llushin
Río Llushin on the lower reaches
Data
location	Ecuador
River system	Amazon
Drain over	Río Pastaza  → Río Marañón  → Amazon  → Atlantic Ocean
Headwaters	Cordillera Real , 7 km northeast of El Altar volcano 1 ° 37 ′ 16 ″  S , 78 ° 21 ′ 37 ″  W
Source height	approx.  3700  m
muzzle	7.5 km northwest of Palora Coordinates: 1 ° 40 ′ 7 ″  S , 78 ° 1 ′ 33 ″  W 1 ° 40 ′ 7 ″  S , 78 ° 1 ′ 33 ″  W
Mouth height	approx.  860  m
Height difference	approx. 2840 m
Bottom slope	approx. 36 ‰
length	78 km
Catchment area	925 km²
Left tributaries	Río Cuyuimi
Right tributaries	Río Verde, Río Chuya Llushin, Río Amundal

The Río Llushin is a 78 km long right tributary of the Río Pastaza in the far north of the Morona Santiago province in Ecuador .

River course

The headwaters of the Río Llushin are located in the Cordillera Real 7 km northeast of the El Altar volcano at an altitude of about 3700  m . The Río Llushin initially flows 5 km to the east and turns to the north for the next 8 km. The Río Llushin flows east up to river kilometer 52 and then turns sharply south. The rest of the route of the Río Llushin flows mainly in a south-easterly direction from the mountains. At river kilometers 6 and 1, at the foot of the Andes , the rivers Río Chuya Llushin and Río Amundal meet the Río Llushin from the south. This finally flows into the Río Pastaza 7.5 km northwest of Palora .

Catchment area

The catchment area of the Río Llushin extends over the eastern slope of the Cordillera Real. It covers an area of ​​925 km². In the west it borders on that of the Río Puela , in the south on that of the Río Palora . The Río Pastaza runs north and east of the catchment area. The catchment area above river kilometer 6.5 is located within the Sangay National Park .