Arzobispo River

Juan Amarillo River
Location of the Juan Amarillo River in Colombia
Native name Río Juan Amarillo
Other name(s) Salitre River
Arzobispo River
Country  Colombia
Department Cundinamarca
Municipalities Bogotá
Localities Usaquén, Chapinero, Santa Fe, Suba, Barrios Unidos, Teusaquillo, Engativá
Physical characteristics
Main source Eastern Hills
3,300 m (10,800 ft)
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
River mouth Bogotá River
Tibabuyes
2,539 m (8,330 ft)
4°44′15.2″N 74°07′38.7″W / 4.737556°N 74.127417°W / 4.737556; -74.127417
Basin features
River system Bogotá River
 Magdalena Basin
  Caribbean Sea
Basin size 12,892 ha (31,860 acres)

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.

Description

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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.

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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]
Tibabuyes
Juan Amarillo		 Suba
Engativá		 2539 222.58 [8]
Jaboque Engativá 2539 148 [9]
Córdoba Suba 2548 40.51 [10]
Santa María
del Lago		 Engativá 2549 12 [11]
El Salitre Barrios
Unidos		 2558 6.4 [12]

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