Río Timbiquí
| Río Timbiquí | ||
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 Colombia
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| River system | Rio Timbiquí | |
| Headwaters |
Western Cordillera , NE slope of Cerro Napi 2 ° 23 ′ 53 ″ N , 77 ° 25 ′ 5 ″ W |
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| Source height | approx. 2500 m | |
| muzzle |
Pacific Ocean Coordinates: 2 ° 46 ′ 47 " N , 77 ° 43 ′ 16" W 2 ° 46 ′ 47 " N , 77 ° 43 ′ 16" W. |
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| Mouth height | 0 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 2500 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 29 ‰ | |
| length | 85 km | |
| Catchment area | approx. 540 km² | |
| Drain |
MQ 1981/1993 |
147 m³ / s |
| Right tributaries | Río Coteje | |
| Small towns | Timbiquí | |
| Communities | San José, Coteje | |
The Río Timbiquí is an 85 km long tributary of the Pacific Ocean in western Colombia .
River course
The course of the Río Timbiquí is located within the municipality of Timbiquí in the Department of Cauca . The Río Timbiquí rises on the northeast slope of the 3860 m high Cerro Napi in the Colombian western cordillera at an altitude of about 2500 m . It initially flows in a northerly direction through the mountains. After about 25 km it reaches the western Colombian coastal lowlands and turns towards west-northwest. Near the settlement of Santa Maria at river kilometer 40 the Río Timbiquí turns to the northwest. Shortly afterwards, at river kilometer 37, the river passes the settlement of San José on the right bank . At river kilometer 32, at the settlement of Corteje , the Río Corteje meets the Río Timibiquí coming from the east. The small town of Timbiquí is located on the right bank of the river, 10 km above the mouth. The Río Timbiquí turns on its last kilometers to the west and flows into a small bay on the Pacific coast. Before that, two estuary branches branch off to the north.
Catchment area and hydrology
The catchment area of the Río Timbiquí covers an area of approximately 540 km². It borders in the north on that of the Río Bubuey and the Río Saija , in the south and west on that of the Río Guapi and in the southeast on that of the Río San Juan de Micay . The mean discharge is 147 m³ / s.
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Juan D. Restrepo, Björn Kjerfve: The Pacific and Caribbean Rivers of Colombia: Water Discharge, Sediment Transport and Dissolved Loads . Hydrochemical Aspects of Major Pacific and Caribbean Rivers of Colombia. January 2004. Retrieved March 15, 2019.