San Miguel River (Colombia)

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San Miguel River
Native nameRío San Miguel (Spanish)
Location
Countries
Physical characteristics
SourceAndes Mountains
 • locationNariño Department
 • elevation3,000 m (9,800 ft)
MouthPutumayo River
 • location
Puerto El Carmen de Putumayo, Colombia
 • coordinates
0°07′05″N 75°52′02″W / 0.11806°N 75.86722°W / 0.11806; -75.86722
Length295 km (183 mi)
Discharge 
 • locationmouth

The San Miguel River (Spanish: Río San Miguel) is a river in Colombia and Ecuador. It is a sub-tributary of the Solimões River (middle course of the Amazon) via the Putumayo River.

Geography[edit]

The San Miguel River rises on the slopes of the Andes Mountains, in the extreme south of the Colombian department of Nariño, on the border between Colombia and Ecuador.[1] It then flows east, marking the border between the two countries, before passing through Ecuador and then joining the Putumayo River, again on the border.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Río San Miguel: Todo lo que necesita saber sobre él". riosdelplaneta.com (in Spanish). Rios del planeta. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  2. ^ Collectif (2003). Definicion de Areas Para la Siera de Camru Camu en El Departamento de Putumayo (in Spanish). Corpoica. p. 115. ISBN 958-97143-2-3. Retrieved 22 August 2018..