Río San Pablo (Río Babahoyo)

Río San Pablo Río San Antonio, Río Las Juntas
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Data
location	Ecuador
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
Source height	approx.  450  m
Association with	Río Catarama to Río Babahoyo Coordinates: 1 ° 47 ′ 47 "  S , 79 ° 31 ′ 55"  W 1 ° 47 ′ 47 "  S , 79 ° 31 ′ 55"  W.
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.