Río Verde (Río Pastaza)
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Río Verde Río Verde Grande |
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 Waterfall of the Río Verde at the confluence with the Río Pastaza |
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| location | Province of Tungurahua in Ecuador | |
| River system | Amazon | |
| Drain over | Río Pastaza → Río Marañón → Amazon → Atlantic Ocean | |
| origin | Laguna El Cable, in the Cordillera Real 1 ° 13 ′ 50 ″ S , 78 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ W |
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| Source height | approx. 3860 m | |
| muzzle | 14 km east of Baños in the Río Pastaza Coordinates: 1 ° 24 ′ 14 " S , 78 ° 17 ′ 43" W 1 ° 24 ′ 14 " S , 78 ° 17 ′ 43" W |
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| Mouth height | 1315 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 2545 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 11% | |
| length | 23 km | |
| Catchment area | 136 km² | |
| Outflow A Eo : 136 km² |
MQ Mq |
19.6 m³ / s 144.1 l / (s km²) |
| 61 m high waterfall above the mouth | ||
The Río Verde is a left tributary of the Rio Pastaza province Tungurahua in Ecuador .
River course
The Río Verde rises on the southwest flank of the 4506 m high Cerro Hermoso in the Cordillera Real . The course of the Río Verde begins at the 3860 m high mountain lake Laguna El Cable . The Río Verde flows mainly in a southerly direction through the mountains and after 23 kilometers at an altitude of 1315 m near the town of the same name, it reaches the Río Pastaza, which flows eastwards. The estuary is 14 km east of Baños . Immediately above the mouth, the river falls about 80 m. The 61 m high waterfall is called El Pailón del Diablo and is a symbol of Ecuador.
Hydrology and catchment area
The Río Verde drains an area of 136 km². The mean discharge is 19.6 m³ / s. The catchment area of the Río Verde is located in the Parroquia rural Río Verde in the canton of Baños de Agua Santa . It is separated by mountain ridges from the river valleys of the Río Muyo (also Río Verde Chico ) in the west and the Río Topo in the east. The catchment area above river kilometer 11 is within the Llanganates National Park .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c A. Laraque, J. Ronchail et al. a .: Heterogeneous Distribution of Rainfall and Discharge Regimes in the Ecuadorian Amazon Basin. In: Journal of Hydrometeorology. 8, 2007, p. 1364, doi : 10.1175 / 2007JHM784.1 .