Río Tupiza
Río Tupiza | ||
Río Tupiza at Tupiza |
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location | Bolivia | |
River system | Río de la Plata | |
Drain over | Río San Juan del Oro → Río Camblaya → Río Pilaya → Río Pilcomayo → Río Paraguay → Río Paraná → Río de la Plata → Atlantic | |
source | Union of Río Chilco and Río Tatasi 21 ° 18 ′ 41 ″ S , 65 ° 56 ′ 49 ″ W |
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Source height | 3327 m | |
muzzle |
Río San Juan del Oro Coordinates: 21 ° 31 ′ 9 ″ S , 65 ° 41 ′ 54 ″ W 21 ° 31 ′ 9 ″ S , 65 ° 41 ′ 54 ″ W. |
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Mouth height | 2874 m | |
Height difference | 453 m | |
Bottom slope | 10 ‰ | |
length | 45 km | |
Medium-sized cities | Tupiza | |
Navigable | not navigable |
The Río Tupiza is a river in the Cordillera de Lípez in the southeastern Andean high mountains of Bolivia .
The Río Tupiza has a total length of 45 kilometers. It forms at an altitude of 3327 m at the confluence of the Río Chilco and Río Tatasí / Río Tres Palcas in the municipality of Tupiza in the province of Sur Chichas in the Department of Potosí . The river flows west for the first 20 kilometers, then turns south, crosses the city of Tupiza and flows into the Río San Juan del Oro , a tributary of the Río Pilcomayo , at an altitude of 2874 m .
Web links
- The Potosí MiraBolivia water network