Río Mulatos (Colombia)
Mulatos River | ||
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location | Colombia | |
River system | Mulatos River | |
Headwaters |
Serranía de Abibe 7 ° 52 ′ 47 " N , 76 ° 29 ′ 56" W. |
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Source height | approx. 600 m | |
muzzle |
Caribbean Sea Coordinates: 8 ° 38 ′ 52 " N , 76 ° 44 ′ 3" W 8 ° 38 ′ 52 " N , 76 ° 44 ′ 3" W |
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Mouth height | 0 m | |
Height difference | approx. 600 m | |
Bottom slope | approx. 3.4 ‰ | |
length | approx. 175 km | |
Catchment area | approx. 1400 km² | |
Outflow A Eo : 1020 km² |
MQ Mq |
10.5 m³ / s 10.3 l / (s km²) |
The Río Mulatos is an approximately 175 km long tributary of the Caribbean Sea in the northwest of Colombia .
River course
The Río Mulatos rises in the Serranía de Abibe at an altitude of about 600 m , 14 km east of the city of Apartadó . It flows in a predominantly northerly direction through the Departamento de Antioquia . At river kilometer 90 it cuts through a low ridge and then turns west for a distance of 30 km before flowing north-northwest towards the sea for the last 50 kilometers. The village of Mulatos is located near the mouth . The river shows a strongly meandering behavior in the middle and lower reaches with numerous river bends and oxbow lakes.
Hydrology
The catchment area covers approximately 1400 km². The mean discharge is 10.5 m³ / s.
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Juan D. Restrepo, Björn Kjerfve: The Pacific and Caribbean Rivers of Colombia: Water Discharge, Sediment Transport and Dissolved Loads . Hydrochemical Aspects of Major Pacific and Caribbean Rivers of Colombia. January 2004. Retrieved March 15, 2019.