Río Sogamoso
| Río Sogamoso | ||
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| Data | ||
| location |
 Colombia
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| River system | Río Magdalena | |
| Drain over | Río Magdalena → Caribbean Sea | |
| Confluence of |
Río Suárez and Río Chicamocha 6 ° 46 ′ 6 ″ N , 73 ° 11 ′ 54 ″ W. |
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| Source height | approx. 500 m | |
| muzzle |
Río Magdalena Coordinates: 7 ° 12 '22 " N , 73 ° 55' 17" W 7 ° 12 '22 " N , 73 ° 55' 17" W. |
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| Mouth height | approx. 65 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 435 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 3.8 ‰ | |
| length | 116 km | |
| Catchment area | 1,119.44 km² | |
| Drain |
MQ |
540 m³ / s |
| Reservoirs flowed through | Sogamoso dam | |
 Río Sogamoso below the dam |
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The Río Sogamoso is a right tributary of the Río Magdalena , which flows through the department of Santander in northern Colombia . It has a length of about 116 (or 137) km and a catchment area of about 1,119 km².
The Sogamoso is created by the confluence of the Río Suárez , its left (western), and Río Chicamocha , its right (eastern) source river. Approx. The Sogamoso Dam is 62 km below the confluence (and approx. 75 km above the mouth) . The capital of Santander, Bucaramanga , is about 20 km east of the dam.
The Río Sogamoso flows into the Río Magdalena about ten kilometers north of the city of Barrancabermeja .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d SANTANDER 2030 DIAGNÓSTICO DIMENSIÓN BIOFÍSICO AMBIENTAL TERRITORIAL DE SANTANDER. (PDF; 16.9 MB; p. 126 (126)) UNIVERSIDAD INDUSTRIAL DE SANTANDER, accessed on April 5, 2015 (Spanish).
- ↑ a b PROYECTO HIDROELÉCTRICO SOGAMOSO. (PDF; 1.4 MB; p. 5) ISAGEN, accessed on April 5, 2015 (Spanish).