Río Palora
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Río Palora Quebrada Palangana, Río Verde, Río El Escuadron |
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| location | Province of Morona Santiago in Ecuador | |
| River system | Amazon | |
| Drain over | Río Pastaza → Río Marañón → Amazon → Atlantic Ocean | |
| Headwaters |
Cordillera Real , 5 km south-southeast of the El Altar volcano 1 ° 43 ′ 40 ″ S , 78 ° 24 ′ 5 ″ W |
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| Source height | approx. 4100 m | |
| muzzle | 7.5 km northwest of Palora Coordinates: 1 ° 51 ′ 51 ″ S , 77 ° 49 ′ 55 ″ W 1 ° 51 ′ 51 ″ S , 77 ° 49 ′ 55 ″ W |
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| Mouth height | approx. 670 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 3430 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 37 ‰ | |
| length | 92 km | |
| Catchment area | approx. 1425 km² | |
| Left tributaries | Río Collanes Grande | |
| Right tributaries | Río Sangay | |
| Flowing lakes | Laguna Verde | |
The Río Palora (in the upper reaches Quebrada Palangana , Río Verde , Río El Escuadron ) is a 92 km long right tributary of the Río Pastaza in the north of the Morona Santiago province in Ecuador .
River course
The headwaters of the Río Palora are located in the Cordillera Real 5 km south-southeast of the El Altar volcano at an altitude of about 4100 m . The Río Palora initially flows 3 km to the west to the mountain lake Laguna Verde . It then flows 10 km to the south before turning east on the rest of the flow. At river kilometer 67, the Río Collanes Grande meets the Río Palora when coming from the north. The most important tributary, the Río Sangay , flows into the Río Palora on the right at river kilometer 38. This then flows through the hill country at the foot of the Andes and finally flows 7.5 km northwest of Palora into the Río Pastaza. In the lower reaches of the Río Palora is an intertwined river and forms several river arms within a wide gravel bed.
Catchment area
The catchment area of the Río Palora extends over the eastern slope of the Cordillera Real and extends from the El Altar volcano in the north to the Sangay volcano in the south. It covers an area of approximately 1425 km². In the west the catchment area borders on that of the Río Chambo , in the south on that of the Río Upano and in the north on that of the Río Llushin . The catchment area within the Sangay National Park is located above the confluence of the Río Sangay .