Reventazón
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Reventazón Río Reventazón |
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| location |
 Costa Rica
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| River system | Parismina | |
| Drain over | Parismina → Caribbean Sea | |
| origin |
Cachí reservoir 9 ° 50 ′ 25 ″ N , 83 ° 48 ′ 13 ″ W. |
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| muzzle | in the Parismina coordinates: 10 ° 17 ′ 7 " N , 83 ° 24 ′ 38" W 10 ° 17 ′ 7 " N , 83 ° 24 ′ 38" W.
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| length | 145 km | |
| Catchment area | 2950 km² | |
| Reservoirs flowed through | Cachí, Angostura, Reventazón | |
The Reventazón ( Spanish Río Reventazón ) is a river in Costa Rica . It arises from the confluence of the Orosi and Aguacaliente in the Cachí reservoir, then flows mainly in a north-easterly direction and flows into the Parismina a few kilometers before reaching the Caribbean Sea . The city of Puerto Limón is about 40 km southeast of the estuary.
The catchment area of the Reventazón covers 2818 (or 2,950) km². The specified length is 145 (or 152 or 180) km. It flows through the provinces of Cartago and Limón .
The source river Orosi has its source at Cerro de la Muerte , a 3,491 m high mountain in the Cordillera de Talamanca .
Hydropower plants and reservoirs
Looking downstream on the Reventazón are the following hydropower plants:
| power plant | operator | Max. Power (MW) | Reservoir | Surface (km²) | Volume (million m³) |
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| Cachí | ICE | 102 | Cachí | 3.24 | 51 |
| La Joya | Unión Fenosa | 50 | |||
| Angostura | ICE | 177 | Angostura | 2.56 | 17th |
| Reventazón | ICE | 305.5 | Reventazón | 6.9 | 118 |
Web links
Commons : Río Reventazón - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Río Orosi. www.ecured.cu, accessed September 14, 2016 (Spanish).
- ↑ a b Río Reventazón. www.ecured.cu, accessed September 14, 2016 (Spanish).
- ↑ a b PLAN DE CUENCA DEL RÍO REVENTAZÓN-PARISMINA 2008 - 2010 (PDF 3.5 MB p. 11) www.pvolcan2.odd.ucr.ac.cr, accessed on September 14, 2016 (Spanish).
- ↑ a b Biodiversidad de la Cuenca del Río Reventazón: conocimiento para su gestión. www.researchgate.net, accessed September 14, 2016 (Spanish).
- ^ Rafting Río Reventazón Sección Pascua (IV). www.costasolrafting.com, accessed September 14, 2016 (Spanish).
- ^ Cachi Hydroelectric Power Station Costa Rica. Global Energy Observatory, accessed September 14, 2016 .
- ^ La Joya Hydroelectric Power Station Costa Rica. Global Energy Observatory, accessed November 16, 2016 .