Río Tuichi
Río Tuichi | ||
Steep slope on the Tuichi River in the Madidi National Park |
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location | Bolivia | |
River system | Amazon | |
Drain over | Río Beni → Rio Madeira → Amazon → Atlantic | |
Confluence of | Río Pelechuco and Río Sunchuli 14 ° 42 ′ 5 ″ S , 68 ° 45 ′ 25 ″ W |
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Source height | approx. 1050 m | |
muzzle |
Río Beni Coordinates: 14 ° 35 ′ 36 ″ S , 67 ° 32 ′ 26 ″ W 14 ° 35 ′ 36 ″ S , 67 ° 32 ′ 26 ″ W. |
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Mouth height | 220 m | |
Height difference | approx. 830 m | |
Bottom slope | approx. 3.1 ‰ | |
length | 265 km | |
Left tributaries | Río Queara |
The Río Tuichi is a left tributary of the Río Beni on the eastern slopes of the Bolivian Andes in South America .
The upper reaches of the river form various smaller rivers, which have their origin in the Cordillera Apolobamba of the Bolivian Eastern Andes . The river and its source rivers flow through the Madidi National Park in the province of Franz Tamayo and have a total length of over 300 km. From its source, the Tuichi flows for 110 km in a northeasterly direction to 14 ° 6 ′ S , 68 ° 19 ′ W , then turns for a further 155 km in a south-easterly direction and here forms the border river between the province of Franz Tamayo and the province of Abel Iturralde .
After a total length of 265 km, the Río Tuichi flows into the Río Beni , 25 km upstream south of the town of Rurrenabaque .