Río Tuichi

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Río Tuichi
Steep slope on the Tuichi River in the Madidi National Park

Steep slope on the Tuichi River in the Madidi National Park

Data
location BoliviaBolivia 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
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.
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 .