Río Yacuma

Río Yacuma
Río Yacuma
Data
location	Bolivia
River system	Amazon
Drain over	Río Mamoré  → Rio Madeira  → Amazon  → Atlantic Ocean
Headwaters	northeast of the small town of Yucumo 14 ° 51 ′ 20 ″  S , 66 ° 54 ′ 41 ″  W
Source height	205  m
muzzle	Río Mamoré coordinates: 13 ° 39 ′ 28 ″  S , 65 ° 19 ′ 58 ″  W 13 ° 39 ′ 28 ″  S , 65 ° 19 ′ 58 ″  W.
Mouth height	144  m
Height difference	61 m
Bottom slope	0.11 ‰
length	570 km
Left tributaries	Río Bio
Right tributaries	Río Rapulo, Río Chaparini, Río Caripo
Medium-sized cities	Santa Ana del Yacuma
Small towns	San Borja

The Río Yacuma is a left tributary of the Río Mamoré in the Bolivian Moxos Plain in the Beni department .

course

The Yacuma rises at an altitude of 205  m 35 kilometers northeast of the small town of Yucumo , which is on the Ruta 3 highway . It first flows 130 kilometers north in countless meanders and then turns east. After a total of about 500 kilometers, it flows into the Río Mamoré , fifteen kilometers northeast of the city of Santa Ana del Yacuma .

In its course, the Yacuma crosses the Ballivián Province and the Yacuma Province , which owes its name to the river.

Web links

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