Mendihuaca River
| Mendihuaca River | |
 The mouth of the Mendihuaca River | |
| Country | Colombia |
|---|---|
| Source | El Boquerón [1] |
| - location | Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia |
| - coordinates | 11°13′09″N 73°59′02″W / 11.21917°N 73.98389°W |
| Mouth | Caribbean Sea |
| - location | Playas Mendihuaca, Magdalena, Colombia |
| - elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| - coordinates | 11°16′30″N 73°51′32″W / 11.27500°N 73.85889°WCoordinates: 11°16′30″N 73°51′32″W / 11.27500°N 73.85889°W |
| Length | 12.6 km (8 mi) [1] |
| Basin | 60 km2 (23 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| - average | 2.5 m3/s (100 cu ft/s) [1] |
The Mendihuaca River (Spanish: río Mendihuaca) is a river in northeastern Colombia that originates in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountain range and discharges into the Caribbean Sea.[1] The watershed is considered threatened due to deforestation in the area near the river's source.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 editor, Michel Hermelin (2007). Entorno natural de 17 ciudades de Colombia (1. ed.). Medellín: Fondo Editorial Universidad EAFIT. p. 304. ISBN 9789588281704.
- ↑ Benjumea Brito, Paola. "La Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta se está quedando sin agua". eltiempo.com. EL TIEMPO Casa Editorial. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
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