Bogotá ( Spanish: Río Bogotá ) is a river in the northwest of South America that flows through the Department of Cundinamarca in western Colombia , as well as through the metropolitan area . The river is 380 [1] km long. The pool covers an area of 5891.43 km² [2]
| Bogota | |
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| Spanish Río Bogotá | |
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| Characteristic | |
| Length | 380 km |
| Pool | 5,891.43 km² |
| Watercourse | |
| Source | |
| • Height | 3300 m |
| • Coordinates | |
| Mouth | Magdalena |
| • Height | 280 m |
| • Coordinates | |
| Location | |
| Water system | Magdalena → Caribbean |
| A country |
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| Regions | Kundinamarka , Bogotá |
It originates in the mountains north of the capital, in the municipality of Villapinson, at an altitude of 3300 meters above sea level [2] . It flows into the Magdalena River in the municipality of Hirardot. The height of the mouth is 280 meters above sea level [2] . The water discharge in the mouth part is 34.34 m³ / s in dry periods of the year and 52.44 m³ / s in wet periods [2] .
Content
Tributaries
The main tributaries are the rivers Sisga , Neusa , Tibitok , Tekhar , Rio Negro , Teusaka , Rio Frio , Chiku , Salitra , Fucha , Tunhuelito , Siecha , Balsillas , Kalandaima and Apulo [1] .
Valley geomorphological characteristics
In the upper reaches (above the hills of Serros de Boqueron), the river valley is composed of sand and clay deposits of the Cretaceous and Tertiary periods, in the lower part - conglomerates of sedimentary rocks [2] .
Clay, sand, limestone, quartz, coal and salt are mined in the basin [2] .
Climate
The temperature in the Bogotá basin varies from 6 ° С to 30 ° С, mostly staying within the limits of 9-15 ° С [2] . The amount of precipitation is from 400 to 2200 millimeters per year [2] .
Flora and Fauna
The forest area in the Bogotá Valley is 1623.63 km² [2] .
Human Use
The population of the regions adjacent to the river in 2006 amounted to 1297752 people [2] . The largest cities on the river are Girardot , Santa Fe de Bogota , Zipakira [3] . Reservoirs Sisga, Tomine, Munya were built [2] [4] .
Developed agriculture; the most common crops are coffee and potatoes [2] .
The river is clean in the upper and heavily polluted by domestic and industrial effluents in the middle and lower reaches [2] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Anexó 5. Soporte plan de manejo y ordenamiento de la cuenca POMCA río Bogotá. Elaboración del diagnóstico, prospectiva y formulación de la cuenca unopened (unavailable link) . Date of treatment September 18, 2018. Archived on September 18, 2018. . Corporación Autónoma Regional de Cundinamarca; Planeación Ecológica LTDA .; Ecoforest LTDA., 2006
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Plan de ordenación y manejo de la cuenca hidrográfica del río Bogotá (link not available) . Date of treatment September 18, 2018. Archived on September 18, 2018. . Corporación Autónoma Regional de Cundinamarca; Planeación Ecológica LTDA .; Ecoforest LTDA., 2006
- ↑ Map sheet B-18-G .
- ↑ Información y metodología para prevención de riesgos hidrológicos: embalses del Sisga y Neusa . - Santafé de Bogotá: Corporación Autónoma Regional de las Cuencas de los Ríos Bogotá, Ubaté y Suárez. -1991. 9p. il. mapas.