Arzobispo River



































































Juan Amarillo River
Río Juan Amarillo
Salitre River
Arzobispo River

Río Arzobispo en la cra 7.JPG


Arzobispo River is located in Colombia
Arzobispo River


Location of the Juan Amarillo River in Colombia

Location
Country
 Colombia
Department Cundinamarca
Municipalities Bogotá
Localities
Usaquén, Chapinero, Santa Fe, Suba, Barrios Unidos, Teusaquillo, Engativá
Physical characteristics
Source Eastern Hills
 - coordinates
4°38′09.1″N 74°02′00.2″W / 4.635861°N 74.033389°W / 4.635861; -74.033389Coordinates: 4°38′09.1″N 74°02′00.2″W / 4.635861°N 74.033389°W / 4.635861; -74.033389
 - elevation 3,300 m (10,800 ft)

Mouth Bogotá River
 - location Tibabuyes
 - coordinates 4°44′15.2″N 74°07′38.7″W / 4.737556°N 74.127417°W / 4.737556; -74.127417
 - elevation 2,539 m (8,330 ft)
Basin size 12,892 ha (31,860 acres)
Basin features
River system
Bogotá River
 Magdalena Basin
  Caribbean Sea

The Juan Amarillo, Arzobispo, or Salitre River is a river on the Bogotá savanna and a left tributary of the Bogotá River in Colombia. The river originates from various quebradas in the Eastern Hills and flows into the Bogotá River at the largest of the wetlands of Bogotá, Tibabuyes, also called Juan Amarillo Wetland. The total surface area of the Juan Amarillo basin, covering the localities Usaquén, Chapinero, Santa Fe, Suba, Barrios Unidos, Teusaquillo, and Engativá, is 12,892 hectares (31,860 acres). Together with the Fucha and Tunjuelo Rivers, the Juan Amarillo River forms part of the left tributaries of the Bogotá River in the Colombian capital.




Contents






  • 1 Description


  • 2 Wetlands


  • 3 Gallery


  • 4 See also


  • 5 References


    • 5.1 Bibliography




  • 6 External links





Description




Arzobispo River is located in the Bogotá savanna

source

source



mouth

mouth




Source and mouth of the Juan Amarillo River on the Bogotá savanna


The Juan Amarillo, Arzobispo, or Salitre River,[1] is formed by various quebradas ("creeks") sourced at an altitude of 3,300 metres (10,800 ft) in the Eastern Hills of Bogotá. Main feeder creeks are Las Delicias, La Vieja, El Chicó, Los Molinos, Santa Bárbara, Delicias del Carmen, El Cóndor, El Cedro, San Cristóbal, La Cita and La Floresta.[2][3][4] The Juan Amarillo Basin covers the localities Usaquén, Chapinero and Santa Fe in its upper course and Suba, Barrios Unidos, Teusaquillo and Engativá in its lower drainage area. The Suba Hills (cerros de Suba) are located in the Juan Amarillo River basin. The total surface area of the Juan Amarillo basin is 12,892 hectares (31,860 acres).[5]


The river transports 3,400 milligrams per litre (0.0020 oz/cu in) of solid sediments, of which 1,320 milligrams per litre (0.00076 oz/cu in) reach the mouth of the river near the Tibabuyes wetland.[6]



Wetlands



Six of the fifteen protected wetlands of Bogotá are located in the Juan Amarillo River basin.




Arzobispo River is located in Bogotá
Arzobispo River

Arzobispo River

Arzobispo River

Arzobispo River

Arzobispo River

Arzobispo River


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mouth

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Wetlands within the Juan Amarillo Basin




























































Wetland
Location
Altitude
(m)
Area
(ha)
Notes
Image

La Conejera

Suba
2544
58.9
[7]
Humedal de la conejera.jpg


Tibabuyes
Juan Amarillo
Suba
Engativá
2539
222.58
[8]
Humedal tibabuyes.jpg


Jaboque
Engativá
2539
148
[9]
Humedal Jaboque Engativá Bogotá.JPG


Córdoba
Suba
2548
40.51
[10]
Árboles en Bogotá - Humedal de Córdoba Vegetación.JPG


Santa María
del Lago
Engativá
2549
12
[11]
2017 Bogotá Santa María del Lago, humedal.jpg


El Salitre

Barrios
Unidos
2558
6.4
[12]



Gallery





See also




  • List of rivers of Colombia

  • Eastern Hills, Bogotá

  • Bogotá savanna


  • Fucha River, Tunjuelo River



References





  1. ^ (in Spanish) Entre ríos y quebradas Bogotá tiene 198 cuerpos de agua ¿Los conoce?


  2. ^ Isaza Londoño et al., 1999, p.28


  3. ^ Isaza Londoño et al., 1999, p.29


  4. ^ Cerros, s.a., p.27


  5. ^ Acueducto, 2010, p.23


  6. ^ (in Spanish) Humedal Juan Amarillo


  7. ^ Humedal La Conejera


  8. ^ Humedal Tibabuyes


  9. ^ Humedal Jaboque


  10. ^ Humedal Córdoba


  11. ^ Humedal Santa María del Lago


  12. ^ Humedal El Salitre




Bibliography




  • Isaza Londoño, Juan Luis; Diana Wiesner Ceballos; Camilo Salazar Ferro; Juan Pablo Ortiz Suárez, and Catalina Useche Mariño. 1999. Los cerros: paisaje e identidad cultural – Identificación y valoración del patrimonio ambiental y cultural de los cerros orientales en Santa Fe de Bogotá, 1–124. CIFA, Universidad de los Andes. Accessed 2017-03-06.


  • Various, authors. 2010. Plan de manejo ambiental - humedal Juan Amarillo, 1-383. Acueducto. Accessed 2017-03-06.


  • N., N. s.a. Los cerros, una reserva natural, 22–27. Accessed 2017-03-06.



External links



  • (in Spanish) Sistema Hídrico, Bogotá









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