Guatiquía River | |
Map: | Guatiquia River.jpg |
Map Size: | 250 |
Pushpin Map: | Colombia |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of mouth |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | Colombia |
Source1: | Chingaza páramo |
Source1 Location: | Chingaza Natural National Park, Cundinamarca, Colombia |
Source1 Elevation: | 3500m (11,500feet) |
Mouth: | Río Meta |
Mouth Location: | Colombia |
Mouth Elevation: | 170m (560feet) |
Basin Size: | 4900km2 |
The Guatiquía River (es|río Guatiquía) originates on the Chingaza páramo at 3500m (11,500feet), from its roots in the jurisdiction of the municipio of Quetame (department of Cundinamarca, Colombia. Until it reaches the eastern plains or Llanos Orientales Colombianos, it forms a long and deep canyon for 137km (85miles).
The river splits in two arms taking the names of Río Negrito and Río Guayuriba. Both arms end in the Meta River.
Waters from the Guatiquía eventually flow to the Orinoco River and the Atlantic Ocean.[1]