Río Tena

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Río Tena
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Data
location Province of Napo in Ecuador
River system Amazon
Drain over Río Misahuallí  → Río Napo  → Amazon  → Atlantic Ocean
Headwaters Cordillera Real
0 ° 52 ′ 23 ″  S , 77 ° 56 ′ 41 ″  W.
Source height approx.  1900  m
muzzle Río Misahuallí near Tena Coordinates: 0 ° 59 ′ 18 ″  S , 77 ° 48 ′ 19 ″  W 0 ° 59 ′ 18 ″  S , 77 ° 48 ′ 19 ″  W.
Mouth height approx.  490  m
Height difference approx. 1410 m
Bottom slope approx. 44 ‰
length 32 km
Catchment area approx. 242 km²
Left tributaries Río Shiti
Right tributaries Río Colonso, Río Pano
Medium-sized cities Tena
Río Tena immediately below the confluence of the Río Pano

Río Tena immediately below the confluence of the Río Pano

The Río Tena is a 32 km long right tributary of the Río Misahuallí in the province of Napo in Ecuador .

River course

The Río Tena rises in the Cordillera Real at an altitude of about 1900  m . It flows mainly in a south-easterly direction through the mountains and reaches the city of Tena . There the Río Pano meets the Río Tena on the right. This flows another 2 km to the east before it flows into the Río Misahuallí.

Catchment area

The catchment area of the Río Tena covers around 242 km².

Web links

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