Río Meta
Río Meta | ||
Ferry across the Río Meta on the road from Puerto Ayacucho to San Fernando de Apure in Venezuela |
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location | Colombia , Venezuela | |
River system | Orinoco | |
Drain over | Orinoco → Atlantic Ocean | |
Confluence of | Río Humea , Río Guayuriba and Río Guatiquía | |
muzzle | between Puerto Carreño (Colombia) and Puerto Páez (Venezuela) in the Orinoco Coordinates: 6 ° 11 ′ 43 " N , 67 ° 27 ′ 23" W 6 ° 11 ′ 43 " N , 67 ° 27 ′ 23" W
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length | approx. 1200 km | |
Catchment area | approx. 111,000 km² | |
Drain |
MQ |
4300 m³ / s |
Left tributaries | Río Upía , Río Cusiana , Río Cravo Sur , Río Pauto, Río Guachiría , Río La Fortaleza. Río Casanare | |
Right tributaries | Río Manacacias | |
Medium-sized cities | Puerto Lopez | |
Small towns | San Carlos de Guaroa , Cabuyaro , Orocué , Santa Rosalía , Puerto Carreño , Puerto Páez | |
Navigable | 900 km, from Puerto López |
The Meta River having an average runoff of approximately 4300 m³ / s third largest tributary of the South American stream Orinoco and flows through the eastern Llanos of Colombia . It is 1200 kilometers long and approx. 900 kilometers from Puerto López open to shipping . This river is an important trade route between Colombia and Venezuela .
The Río Meta arises from the Río Humea , Río Guayuriba and Río Guatiquía , which have their origin on the high altitudes of the Sumapaz National Park , on the eastern cordillera of the Andes . The Río Cravo Sur , the Río Casanare , the Río Cusiana , the Río Upía and the Río Manacacías flow into the Río Meta .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Gustavo Silva León: La cuenca del río Orinoco: visión hidrográfica y balance hídrico . Revista Geográfica Venezolana, Vol. 46 (1) 2005, 75-108 (p. 100, MQ in table for the discharge balance)