Río Yaque del Norte

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Río Yaque del Norte
Río Yaque del Norte near Jarabacoa

Río Yaque del Norte near Jarabacoa

Data
location Dominican Republic
River system Río Yaque del Norte
source in the Cordillera Central
19 ° 4 ′ 36 ″  N , 70 ° 56 ′ 36 ″  W.
muzzle in the province of Monte Cristi in the Bahía de Montecristi Coordinates: 19 ° 50 ′ 13 ″  N , 71 ° 40 ′ 56 ″  W 19 ° 50 ′ 13 ″  N , 71 ° 40 ′ 56 ″  W

length 296 km
Reservoirs flowed through Presa de Tavera (s)
Big cities Santiago de los Caballeros
Medium-sized cities Jarabacoa , Mao

The Río Yaque del Norte is a river in the Dominican Republic .

course

With a length of 296 km, it is the longest river in the country and the second longest on the island of Hispaniola . It rises in the Cordillera Central and flows into the Bahía de Montecristi , west of the city of San Fernando de Monte Cristi , into the Atlantic . It drains an area of ​​about 7053 km² and has an average flow velocity of 80 m³ / s. The Río Yaque del Norte initially flows to the northeast, and after the city of Santiago de los Caballeros , it constantly turns in numerous meanders in a west-northwest direction.

Tributaries

Of the numerous tributaries there are:

  • Río Amina
  • Río Bao
  • Guayubin River
  • Río Inoa
  • Río Jimenoa
  • Río Maguaca
  • Río Mao
  • Rio los cocos

Cities on the river

use

  • Along the whole river there are numerous diversions and water pumps that take water from the river to irrigate vegetable fields.
  • Just above Jarabacoa, the river is used for water sports: rafting, kayaking, tubing. Several leisure facilities for tourist use were created there.
  • The "Presa de Taveras" reservoir is used to generate electricity. The water of the Rio Bao is also fed into this reservoir.
  • In addition, water from the Presa de Taveras is fed through a tunnel into the "Contraembalse Lopez" reservoir, from where it is also used to generate electricity.
  • Just above Santiago there is another very popular bathing place, the Balneareo Timbeke. Below Santiago, the water quality is only sufficient to irrigate fields.

Web links

Commons : Rio Yaque del norte  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (1993): República Dominicana. Diagnóstico y strategy of the sector agropecuario. Santo Domingo, p. 67.
  2. ↑ Lonely Planet Dominican Republic & Haiti