Río San Pablo (Río Babahoyo)
Río San Pablo Río San Antonio, Río Las Juntas |
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River system | Río Guayas | |
Drain over | Río Babahoyo → Río Guayas → Gulf of Guayaquil | |
Headwaters | 5 km north of Cumandá 2 ° 9 ′ 13 ″ S , 79 ° 8 ′ 43 ″ W |
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Source height | approx. 450 m | |
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Río Catarama to Río Babahoyo Coordinates: 1 ° 47 ′ 47 " S , 79 ° 31 ′ 55" W 1 ° 47 ′ 47 " S , 79 ° 31 ′ 55" W. |
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Mouth height | approx. 7 m | |
Height difference | approx. 443 m | |
Bottom slope | approx. 4.4 ‰ | |
length | approx. 100 km | |
Catchment area | approx. 1800 km² | |
Right tributaries | Río Atio, Río Changuil, Río Cristal | |
Medium-sized cities | Babahoyo |
The Río San Pablo (in sections also Río San Antonio and Río Las Juntas ) is the approximately 100 km long left source river of the Río Babahoyo in the west of Ecuador in the provinces of Guayas and Los Ríos .
River course
The Río San Pablo rises 5 km north of Cumandá at the foot of the Cordillera Occidental . In the upper reaches the river is called Río San Antonio . It flows along the western flank of the mountains, initially almost 50 km in a north-north-westerly direction. In the middle reaches the river is called Río Las Juntas . The river later turns to the northwest and meanders through the Ecuadorian coastal lowlands. He finally reaches the city of Babahoyo . There it unites with the Río Catarama coming from the north to the Río Babahoyo.
Hydrology
The catchment area of the Río San Pablo covers about 1800 km². The river drains the western flank of the Cordillera Occidental over a length of 60 km.