Río Macará

Río Macará
Río Macará near the city of Macará
Data
location	Ecuador , Peru
River system	Río Chira
Drain over	Río Chira  → Pacific Ocean
Confluence of	Río Calvas and Río Sabiango 4 ° 23 ′ 57 ″  S , 79 ° 53 ′ 54 ″  W
Source height	approx.  440  m
Association with	Río Catamayo to Río Chira Coordinates: 4 ° 17 ′ 8 ″  S , 80 ° 8 ′ 31 ″  W 4 ° 17 ′ 8 ″  S , 80 ° 8 ′ 31 ″  W.
Mouth height	220  m
Height difference	approx. 220 m
Bottom slope	approx. 5.6 ‰
length	39 km
Catchment area	approx. 2640 km²
Small towns	Macará

The Río Macará is the 39 km long left source river of the Río Chira . It runs along the border between the Peruvian province of Ayabaca and the Ecuadorian province of Loja .

River course

The Río Macará arises at the confluence of the Río Calvas and Río Sabiango , 5 km east of the small town of Macará . It flows in a predominantly west-northwest direction through the western foothills of the Andes . It forms the state border between Peru (in the south) and Ecuador (in the north) along its entire course of the river. Finally it unites with the Río Catamayo coming from the north to the Río Chira . The catchment area covers an area of ​​around 2640 km².