Arzobispo River

Juan Amarillo River
Salitre River
Arzobispo River
Arzobispo River is located in Colombia
Arzobispo River
Location of the Juan Amarillo River in Colombia
Native nameRío Juan Amarillo (Spanish)
Location
CountryColombia
DepartmentCundinamarca
MunicipalitiesBogotá
LocalitiesUsaquén, Chapinero, Santa Fe, Suba, Barrios Unidos, Teusaquillo, Engativá
Physical characteristics
SourceEastern Hills
 • coordinates4°38′09.1″N 74°02′00.2″W / 4.635861°N 74.033389°W / 4.635861; -74.033389
 • elevation3,300 m (10,800 ft)
MouthBogotá 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 size12,892 ha (31,860 acres)
Basin features
River systemBogotá 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.


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