Fucha River

























































Fucha River
Río Fucha

Bogotá, río Fucha hacia la kr 12.JPG


Fucha River is located in Colombia
Fucha River


Location of the Fucha River in Colombia

Etymology
Muysccubun: "her", "female"
Location
Country
 Colombia
Department Cundinamarca
Municipalities Bogotá
Localities
San Cristóbal, Rafael Uribe Uribe,
Antonio Nariño, Tunjuelito, Ciudad Bolivar, Kennedy, Bosa
Physical characteristics
Source Eastern Hills
 - coordinates
4°33′48.0″N 74°03′52.7″W / 4.563333°N 74.064639°W / 4.563333; -74.064639Coordinates: 4°33′48.0″N 74°03′52.7″W / 4.563333°N 74.064639°W / 4.563333; -74.064639

Mouth Bogotá River
 - location
 Bosa
 - coordinates
 4°39′44.6″N 74°09′34.2″W / 4.662389°N 74.159500°W / 4.662389; -74.159500
Basin features
River system
Bogotá River
 Magdalena Basin
  Caribbean Sea

The Fucha River is a river on the Bogotá savanna and a left tributary of the Bogotá River. The river originates in the Eastern Hills of the Colombian capital Bogotá and flows westward through the city into the Bogotá River. It is one of the three important rivers of the city, together with the Tunjuelo and Juan Amarillo Rivers.




Contents






  • 1 Etymology


  • 2 Description


    • 2.1 Wetlands




  • 3 Gallery


  • 4 See also


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





Etymology


Fucha is derived from Muysccubun, the indigenous language of the Muisca, who inhabited the Bogotá savanna before the Spanish conquest and means "her" or "female".[1]



Description




Fucha River is located in the Bogotá savanna

source

source



mouth

mouth




Source and mouth of the Fucha River on the Bogotá savanna


The Fucha River originates in the locality San Cristóbal in the Eastern Hills of Bogotá and is named in its upper course Quebrada Manzanares, San Cristóbal, Arzobispo and San Francisco River. It flows north from the Tunjuelo River westward and respectively forms the boundary between the localities Rafael Uribe Uribe (south) and Antonio Nariño (north) and Tunjuelito and Ciudad Bolivar (south) and Kennedy (north) of the Colombian capital and is canalised between the Carrera Séptima and the Avenida Boyacá. South of the locality Bosa, the Fucha River flows into the Bogotá River. The Fucha River is highly contaminated.[2]



Wetlands


Main article: Wetlands of Bogotá

Four of the fifteen protected wetlands of Bogotá are located in the Fucha River basin.




Fucha River is located in Bogotá
Fucha River

Fucha River

Fucha River

Fucha River


mouth

mouth



source

source





Wetlands within the Fucha River basin












































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

Capellanía
Fontibón
 2542
 27.05
 [3]
Capella pan part.jpg

Meandro
del Say
 Fontibón
Mosquera
 2548
 13.6
 [4]

Techo
Techo,
Kennedy
 2545
 11.46
 [5]

El Burro
Kennedy
 2541
 18.84
 [6]
Humedal Burro.jpg



Gallery






  • Canalised part close to carrera 10







  • Canalised part close to carrera 12







  • Canalised part close to Ciudad Jardín







  • Canalised part







  • Bridge over the Fucha River







See also




  • List of rivers of Colombia

  • Eastern Hills, Bogotá

  • Bogotá savanna


  • Juan Amarillo River, Tunjuelo River



References





  1. ^ (in Spanish) fucha - Muisccubun Dictionary


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


  3. ^ Humedal Capellanía


  4. ^ Humedal Meandro del Say


  5. ^ Humedal Techo


  6. ^ Humedal El Burro




External links







  • (in Spanish) Sistema Hídrico, Bogotá









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