Río Verdeyacu

Río Verdeyacu
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Data
location	Ecuador
River system	Amazon
Drain over	Río Jatunyacu  → Río Napo  → Amazon  → Atlantic Ocean
Headwaters	Cordillera Real , 35 km east of Cotopaxi 0 ° 39 ′ 3 ″  S , 78 ° 5 ′ 52 ″  W
Source height	3950  m
Association with	Río Mulatos to Río Jatunyacu Coordinates: 1 ° 3 ′ 13 ″  S , 77 ° 59 ′ 8 ″  W 1 ° 3 ′ 13 ″  S , 77 ° 59 ′ 8 ″  W
Mouth height	660  m
Height difference	3290 m
Bottom slope	43 ‰
length	77 km
Catchment area	approx. 1970 km²
Right tributaries	Río Antisana, Río Chalupas, Río Tigreyacu

The Río Verdeyacu is the 77 km long headwaters of the Río Jatunyacu in the Napo Province in Ecuador .

River course

The Río Verdeyacu rises in the Cordillera Real , 35 km east of the Cotopaxi , at an altitude of about 3950  m . It flows mainly in a southerly direction through the mountains. It takes in the rivers Río Antisana , Río Chalupas and Río Tigreyacu from the right. The Río Verdeyacu finally meets the Río Mulatos coming from the west , with which it joins the Río Jatunyacu.

Catchment area

The catchment area of the Río Verdeyacu covers an area of ​​around 1970 km². It extends in the north to the Antisana volcano , in the west to the Cotopaxi. In the southwest of the catchment area lies the 4,878  m high Quilindaña volcano .