Río Tambo (Río Ucayali)

Río Tambo
The Río Tambo near Puerto Prado, Junín, Peru
Data
location	Peru
River system	Amazon
Drain over	Río Ucayali  → Amazon  → Atlantic Ocean
Confluence of	Río Perené and Río Ene 11 ° 9 ′ 56 ″  S , 74 ° 14 ′ 4 ″  W
Source height	approx.  305  m
Association with	Río Urubamba to Río Ucayali Coordinates: 10 ° 42 ′ 25 ″  S , 73 ° 45 ′ 39 ″  W 10 ° 42 ′ 25 ″  S , 73 ° 45 ′ 39 ″  W.
Mouth height	approx.  210  m
Height difference	approx. 95 m
Bottom slope	approx. 0.59 ‰
length	160 km  (including Río Ene and Río Apurimac: 1042 km)
Catchment area	135,000 km²
Drain	MQ	2800 m³ / s
Small towns	Atalaya
Atalaya on the left bank of the Río Tambo just before the confluence with the Río Urubamba
Course of the Río Tambo

The Río Tambo is a Peruvian river on the eastern slope of the South American Andes .

It belongs to the upper reaches of the Amazon , whose origin can be found in the Vilcanota mountain range south of Cuzco . It springs from the slopes of the Nevado Mismi and is called first Río Hornillos , then Río Apurímac and Río Ene , before its waters become the Río Tambo .

River course

The Río Tambo forms at the confluence of the Río Perené and Río Ene in the municipality of Puerto Prado at an altitude of 400  m above sea level.

The river first flows 70 km in an easterly direction, on the southern edge of the Gran Pajonal , and then swings north for another 90 km, making its total length 160 km.

In the city of Atalaya ( ⊙ ) at 287  m above sea level, the Río Tambo unites with the Río Urubamba and is then called Río Ucayali in the further course .