Río Moche
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 Peru
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| River system | Río Moche | |
| Headwaters |
Western Cordillera , south of Quiruvilca 8 ° 1 ′ 55 ″ S , 78 ° 19 ′ 40 ″ W |
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| Source height | approx. 4000 m | |
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Pacific Ocean Coordinates: 8 ° 9 ′ 43 " S , 79 ° 2 ′ 9" W 8 ° 9 ′ 43 " S , 79 ° 2 ′ 9" W |
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| Mouth height | 0 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 4000 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 39 ‰ | |
| length | 102 km | |
| Catchment area | 2708 km² | |
| Right tributaries | Río Otuzo | |
| Big cities | Trujillo | |
The Río Moche is a 102 km long tributary of the Pacific Ocean in northwestern Peru in the La Libertad region . The Moche culture , which existed in the river valley between the 1st and 8th centuries , was named after the river.
River course
The Río Moche rises in the Peruvian western cordillera south of Quiruvilca at an altitude of about 4000 m . It flows mainly in a westerly direction through the mountains. At river kilometer 20 the river reaches the coastal plain, which it crosses in a west-southwest direction. It flows through the southeastern suburbs of the city of Trujillo and finally flows into the Pacific Ocean.
Catchment area
The 2708 km² catchment area borders on that of the Río Chicama in the north and that of the Río Virú in the south .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Principales cuencas hidrográficas a nivel nacional . Ministerio de Agricultura y Riego. Retrieved August 17, 2019.