- Ichilo River
Río Ichilo is a
Bolivia n river at the foot of the EasternAndes -Cordillera inSouth America .Location
"Río Ichilo" has its source in
Manuel Maria Caballero Province inSanta Cruz Department at an elevation of 2,437 m at the foothills ofSerranía Racete , where it has the name of "Alto Ichilo" (Upper Ichilo).In its course, after joining
Río San Matéo , it is called "Ichilo", flowing in a northerly direction, where it forms the border betweenCochabamba Department and "Santa Cruz Department".Flow Conditions
From its source to the mouth into the Amazon the river has a total length of 2,455 km. Ichilo itself has a length of 632 km and a catchment area of 15,660 km². It has its maximum depth is 18.6 m, right below
Puerto Villarroel at km 100, its maximum width is 420 m at km 75. Ichilo is one of the Bolivian rivers with a high amount of water.Tributaries
The most important tributaries of the Ichilo are the Bolivian Río Grande, Chapare, Piraí, Sacta, Víbora, Chimoré, Choré, Ibaresito, Ibabo and Useuta.
Urban Areas
"Río Ichilo" passes the metropolitan aerea of Santa Cruz in the west, the largest cities on the riverbanks is "Puerto Villaroel".
External links
* [http://www.cedsip.org/Difusion/PDFs/4_2vandamme.pdf#search='rio%20ichilo' Parametros de reproduccion de 4 especies de peces comerciales] (spanish)
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