Río San Juan de Micay
| Río San Juan de Micay | ||
 Río San Juan de Micay near López de Micay |
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| Data | ||
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 Colombia
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| River system | Río San Juan de Micay | |
| Headwaters |
Western Cordillera 2 ° 9 ′ 5 ″ N , 77 ° 18 ′ 15 ″ W. |
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| Source height | approx. 3100 m | |
| muzzle |
Pacific Ocean Coordinates: 3 ° 11 ′ 21 " N , 77 ° 30 ′ 41" W 3 ° 11 ′ 21 " N , 77 ° 30 ′ 41" W |
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| Mouth height | 0 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 3100 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 16 ‰ | |
| length | approx. 200 km | |
| Catchment area | approx. 4000 km² | |
| Discharge A Eo : 4000 km² |
MQ 1981/1993 Mq 1981/1993 |
605 m³ / s 151.3 l / (s km²) |
| Left tributaries | Río Plateado | |
| Right tributaries | Río Mechengue, Río San Joaquin, Río Chuare | |
| Small towns | Argelia , Lopez de Micay | |
| Communities | El Plateado | |
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The Río San Juan de Micay is an approximately 200 km long tributary of the Pacific Ocean in western Colombia .
River course
The Río San Juan de Micay has its source in the Western Cordillera at an altitude of about 3100 m . The course of the river is located in the west of the Departamento del Cauca . The Río San Juan de Micay initially flows 90 km north through the mountains. He passes the small town of Argelia at river kilometer 185 . Then it cuts through a mountain ridge in a westerly direction and reaches the western Colombian coastal lowlands. He turns north again for a few kilometers. On this section, at river kilometer 90, the river flows around the small town of López de Micay in a narrow river bend. To the north of López de Micay it absorbs the water of several rivers and then crosses the coastal lowlands in a west-northwest direction. 20 km above the mouth, a smaller arm of the river branches off to the west, which flows into the sea after a stretch of 26 km. The main estuary flows north and reaches the south bank of a bay, into which a tributary of the river Río Naya, which runs further north, also pours.
Hydrology
The Río San Juan de Micay drains an area of about 4000 km². The mean discharge is 605 m³ / s (according to other sources: 490 m³ / s). The catchment area of the Río San Juan de Micay lies in the humid tropical zone. This is characterized by tropical rainforest . The temperatures are relatively constant over the year. Furthermore, the climate is characterized by heavy rainfall and high humidity. The months of September to November usually see the highest rainfall on the Colombian west coast. In addition, there is a less pronounced rainy season between April and June. The Parque Nacional Natural Munchique is located in the catchment area of the Río San Juan de Micay in the Western Cordillera .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e 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.
- ↑ Alberto Lobo-Guerrero Uscátegui: Hidrología e Hidrogeología de la Región Pacífica Colombiana (PDF, 1.2 MB) Logemin SA. 1993. Retrieved March 31, 2019.