Río Pintoyacu
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Río Pintoyacu Río Pindoyacu |
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 Ecuador
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| River system | Amazon | |
| Drain over | Río Tigre → Río Marañón → Amazon → Atlantic Ocean | |
| Headwaters | western edge of the Amazon lowlands 1 ° 34 ′ 9 ″ S , 77 ° 23 ′ 47 ″ W |
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| Source height | approx. 500 m | |
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Río Conambo to Río Tigre Coordinates: 2 ° 7 ′ 19 ″ S , 76 ° 2 ′ 46 ″ W 2 ° 7 ′ 19 ″ S , 76 ° 2 ′ 46 ″ W. |
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| Mouth height | approx. 170 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 330 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 0.94 ‰ | |
| length | approx. 350 km | |
| Catchment area | approx. 3800 km² | |
The Río Pintoyacu , also Río Pindoyacu , is the approximately 350 km long left source river of the Río Tigre in the province of Pastaza in the east of Ecuador .
River course
The Río Pintoyacu rises on the western edge of the Amazon lowlands at an altitude of about 500 m , 70 km east of the city of Puyo . The Río Pintoyacu initially flows 100 km in a predominantly eastward direction. Then it gradually turns to the southeast and for the last 50 km in a south-southeast direction. The Río Pintoyacu has countless meanders and oxbow lakes on. It finally meets the Río Conambo , which runs further south , with which it unites to form the Río Tigre. The union point is located 600 m from the Peruvian border at an altitude of about 170 m .
Catchment area
The Río Pintoyacu drains an area of about 3800 km². The catchment area is bordered on the south by the Río Conambo, on the north by that of Rio Villano .