Ichilo River is a
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n river at the foot of the Eastern
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Cordillera
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in
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. It lends its name to the
Ichilo Province, one of the 15 provinces of the
Santa Cruz Department of Bolivia.
Location
Ichilo River has its source in
Manuel Maria Caballero Province in
Santa Cruz Department at an elevation of 2,437 m at the foothills of the Racete range, where it is named ''Alto Ichilo'' (Upper Ichilo).
In its course, after joining
San Matéo, it is called Ichilo, flowing in a northerly direction, where it forms the border between the
Cochabamba Department
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and the Santa Cruz Department.
Flow Conditions
From its source to the mouth into the
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, the river has a total length of 2,455 km. The Ichilo itself has a length of 632 km and a catchment area of 15,660 km². It maximum depth is 18.6 m, right below
Puerto Villarroel at km 100. Its maximum width is 420 m at km 75. The 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 rivers.
Urban Areas
Ichilo River passes the metropolitan area of
Santa Cruz in the west, the largest cities on the riverbanks is ''Puerto Villaroel''.
References
External links
Parametros de reproduccion de 4 especies de peces comerciales(Spanish)
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Rivers of Cochabamba Department
Rivers of Santa Cruz Department (Bolivia)