Río Shushufindi

Río Shushufindi
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Data
location	Province of Sucumbíos in Ecuador
River system	Amazon
Drain over	Río Aguarico  → Río Napo  → Amazon  → Atlantic
Headwaters	north of Siete de Julio 0 ° 10 ′ 13 ″  S , 76 ° 45 ′ 43 ″  W
Source height	approx.  280  m
muzzle	Río Aguarico Coordinates: 0 ° 17 ′ 39 ″  S , 76 ° 24 ′ 51 ″  W 0 ° 17 ′ 39 ″  S , 76 ° 24 ′ 51 ″  W.
Mouth height	228  m
Height difference	approx. 52 m
Bottom slope	approx. 0.65 ‰
length	approx. 80 km
Catchment area	approx. 300 km²
Right tributaries	Río La Sur
Medium-sized cities	Shushufindi

The Río Shushufindi is an approximately 80 km long right tributary of the Río Aguarico in the province of Sucumbíos in Ecuador .

River course

The Río Shushufindi rises north of the town of Siete de Julio , 12 km west of the town of the same name Shushufindi . It flows strongly meandering in an easterly direction through the Amazon basin . It runs at river kilometer 57 along the northern outskirts of Shushufindi. 43 km above the mouth, the Río La Sur , the most important tributary, meets the Río Shushufindi on the right. This finally flows south of San Pablo de Kantesiaya into the Río Aguarico.