Río Los Amarillos
Río Los Amarillos Río Chague, Río Chague Grande |
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River system | Río Guayas | |
Drain over | Río Jujan → Río Babahoyo → Río Guayas → Gulf of Guayaquil | |
Headwaters |
Cordillera Occidental 2 ° 3 ′ 15 " S , 79 ° 6 ′ 37" W |
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Source height | approx. 2500 m | |
Association with |
Río Chilintomo to Río Jujan Coordinates: 1 ° 53 ′ 16 ″ S , 79 ° 33 ′ 24 ″ W 1 ° 53 ′ 16 ″ S , 79 ° 33 ′ 24 ″ W. |
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Mouth height | approx. 4 m | |
Height difference | approx. 2496 m | |
Bottom slope | approx. 27 ‰ | |
length | approx. 93 km | |
Medium-sized cities | Jujan | |
Small towns | Simón Bolívar |
The Río Los Amarillos (in the upper reaches: Río Chague and Río Chague Grande ) is the approximately 93 km long left headwaters of the Río Jujan in the west of Ecuador in the provinces of Bolívar and Guayas .
River course
The Río Los Amarillos has its source in the Cordillera Occidental at an altitude of about 2500 m . It initially flows 10 km in a south-southwest direction. 2 km north of Cumandá , the Río Los Amarillos turns towards west-northwest and reaches the Ecuadorian coastal lowlands. On the lower 35 kilometers, the Río Los Amarillos flows in a north-northwest direction. At river kilometer 16 it flows through the small town Simón Bolívar . Finally, the Río Los Amarillos meets the Río Chilintomo in the north-east of the city of Jujan .