Arzobispo River


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. 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

The Juan Amarillo, Arzobispo, or Salitre River, is formed by various quebradas sourced at an altitude of 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. 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 are located in the Juan Amarillo River basin. The total surface area of the Juan Amarillo basin is.
The river transports of solid sediments, of which reach the mouth of the river near the Tibabuyes wetland.

Wetlands

Six of the fifteen protected wetlands of Bogotá are located in the Juan Amarillo River basin.
WetlandLocationAltitude
Area
NotesImage
La ConejeraSuba254458.9
Tibabuyes
Juan Amarillo		Suba
Engativá		2539222.58
JaboqueEngativá2539148
CórdobaSuba254840.51
Santa María
del Lago		Engativá254912
El SalitreBarrios
Unidos		25586.4

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