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Putumayo River
Río Içá
Putumayo at Puerto Asis, Colombia
Map of the Amazon Basin with the Putumayo River highlighted in pink
Location
Countries
  • Colombia
  • Brazil
  • Ecuador
  • Peru
Physical characteristics
SourceAndes Mountains
 • locationEast of Pasto, Colombia
 • coordinates1°07′23″N 77°03′22″W / 1.123°N 77.056°W / 1.123; -77.056
 • elevation3,000 m (9,800 ft)
MouthAmazon River
 • location
Santo Antônio do Içá, Brazil
 • coordinates
3°8′6″S 67°58′27″W / 3.13500°S 67.97417°W / -3.13500; -67.97417
 • elevation
47 m (154 ft)
Length1,813 km (1,127 mi) to 2,004.6 km (1,245.6 mi)[1]
Basin size120,545 km2 (46,543 sq mi)[2]
Discharge 
 • locationSanto Antônio do Içá (near mouth), Amazonas state, Brazil
 • average(Period: 1979–2015)8,519.9 m3/s (300,880 cu ft/s)[2] (Period: 1973–1990)8,760 m3/s (309,000 cu ft/s)[3]
Discharge 
 • locationTarapaca, Colombia (320 km upstream of mouth; Basin size: 108,362 km2 (41,839 sq mi)
 • average(Period: 1991–2020)7,588 m3/s (268,000 cu ft/s)[5] (Period: 1979–1993)7,034.6 m3/s (248,420 cu ft/s)[4]
 • minimum2,054 m3/s (72,500 cu ft/s)[4]
 • maximum12,522 m3/s (442,200 cu ft/s)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationPuerto Leguízamo, Colombia (1,578 km upstream of mouth; Basin size: 20,616 km2 (7,960 sq mi)
 • average(Period: 1988–2011)1,859 m3/s (65,600 cu ft/s)[6]
Discharge 
 • locationPuerto Asís, Colombia (1,890 km upstream of mouth; Basin size: 6,410 km2 (2,470 sq mi)
 • average(Period: 1988–2011)821 m3/s (29,000 cu ft/s)[6]
Discharge 
 • locationPuente Texas, Colombia (Basin size: 3,544 km2 (1,368 sq mi)
 • average(Period: 1988– 2011)496 m3/s (17,500 cu ft/s)[6]
 • minimum138 m3/s (4,900 cu ft/s)[7]
 • maximum2,705 m3/s (95,500 cu ft/s)[7]
Basin features
ProgressionAmazon → Atlantic Ocean
River systemSolimões
Tributaries 
 • leftJuanambu, Caucayá, Penella, Cara Paraná, Igara Paraná, Quebrada Mutún, Pupuña, Alegría, Igarapé Cauíra
 • rightSan Juan, Orito, Guamués, Cohembi, San Miguel, Güeppi, Campuya, Ere, Algodón, Yaguas, Cotuhé, Puretê, Paraná de Jacurapa

The Putumayo River or Içá River (Spanish: Río Putumayo, Portuguese: Rio Içá) is one of the tributaries of the Amazon River, southwest of and parallel to the Japurá River.[8][9]

  1. ^ Perú: Anuario de Estadistícas Ambientales 2022 (PDF). 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Archived copy" (PDF). meioambiente.am.gov.br. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-05-06. Retrieved 2021-10-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ Théry, Hervé; Maurence, Pascale (1997). HYDROLOGIE DU BASSIN AMAZONIEN (PDF). ISBN 2-7011-1532-9.
  4. ^ a b c "Amazon Basin-Station: São Paulo de Olivença".
  5. ^ ESTUDIO NACIONAL DEL AGUA 2022 (PDF). 2023. ISBN 978-958-5489-12-7.
  6. ^ a b c ESTUDIOS DE FASE II PARA LA NAVEGABILIDAD DEL RÍO PUTUMAYO (PEÑASORÁ – PTO. ASÍS – PTO. LEGUÍZAMO – PTO. ALEGRÍA). 2016.
  7. ^ a b "3.2 Recursos hídricos".
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference fao was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference t was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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