Río Zamora

Río Zamora
Río Zamora in the city of Zamora
Data
location	Loja , Zamora Chinchipe and Morona Santiago provinces in Ecuador
River system	Amazon
Drain over	Río Santiago  → Río Marañón  → Amazon  → Atlantic Ocean
Headwaters	southeast of Loja 4 ° 2 ′ 34 ″  S , 79 ° 8 ′ 38 ″  W
Source height	approx.  2800  m
Association with	Río Namangoza to Río Santiago Coordinates: 3 ° 0 ′ 7 ″  S , 78 ° 13 ′ 11 ″  W 3 ° 0 ′ 7 ″  S , 78 ° 13 ′ 11 ″  W.
Mouth height	approx.  340  m
Height difference	approx. 2460 m
Bottom slope	approx. 9.5 ‰
length	approx. 260 km
Catchment area	approx. 11,300 km²
Discharge at the level below Río San Francisco A Eo : 1125 km² Location: 205 km above the mouth	MQ Mq	45.5 m³ / s 40.4 l / (s km²)
Discharge at the level above Río Bomboiza A Eo : 6825 km² Location: 70 km above the mouth	MQ Mq	652.7 m³ / s 95.6 l / (s km²)
Left tributaries	Río Malacatos, Río Vinoyacu, Río Yacuambi , Río Chicaña, Río Bomboiza
Right tributaries	Río Sabanilla , Río Bombuscaro , Río Jamboé , Río Timbara, Río Nangaritza
Big cities	Loja
Small towns	Zamora , Zumbi , Yantzaza
Communities	Cumbaratza, Panguintza, Los Encuentros
Río Zamora (above) at the junction with the Río Namangoza to the Río Santiago

The Río Zamora is the right source river of the Río Santiago in the provinces of Loja , Zamora Chinchipe and Morona Santiago in the southeast of Ecuador . It has a length of about 260 km.

River course

The Río Zamora rises in the mountains southeast of the city of Loja at an altitude of about 2800  m . The Río Zamora initially flows through the town of Loja, located in a high valley, in a northerly direction. After 30 km the river turns to the southeast and flows through the eastern Andes for the next 40 km . Then the Río Zamora changes direction. The rest of the river flows in a north-northeast direction. The trunk road E45 (Loja - Macas ) follows the course of the river up to river kilometer 85. The mountain range of the Cordillera del Cóndor extends east of the river . Finally, the Río Zamora merges with the Río Namangoza coming from the north to form the Río Santiago. There are several cities and towns along the river, including Zamora , Zumbi , Yantzaza , Cumbaratza , Panguintza and Los Encuentros . Larger tributaries are the Río Sabanilla , Río Bombuscaro , Río Jamboé , Río Timbara and Río Nangaritza from the right and Río Vinoyacu , Río Yacuambi , Río Chicaña and Río Bomboiza from the left.

Hydrology

The Río Zamora drains the eastern flank of the Cordillera Real in southeast Ecuador. Its catchment area covers an area of ​​around 11,300 km². The mean discharge at river kilometer 70 at the level above the confluence of the Río Bomboiza is 652.7 m³ / s.

Fish fauna

The fish fauna of the Río Zamora includes Chaetostoma breve , an approximately 20 cm large representative of the mountain creek catfish .

Web links

Commons : Río Zamora  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{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 .
2. ↑ Chaetostoma breve . www.l-welse.com. Retrieved January 29, 2019.