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 12,892 hectares (31,860 acres). 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.

For the Juan Amarillo Wetland, see Tibabuyes.
"Salitre River, Bogotá" redirects here. For the Salitre River in Bahía, Brazil, see Salitre River.
Juan Amarillo River
Salitre River
Arzobispo River
Location of the Juan Amarillo River in Colombia
Native nameRío Juan Amarillo  (Spanish)
Location
CountryColombia
DepartmentCundinamarca
MunicipalitiesBogotá
LocalitiesUsaquén, Chapinero, Santa Fe, Suba, Barrios Unidos, Teusaquillo, Engativá
Physical characteristics
SourceEastern Hills
 • coordinates4°38′09.1″N 74°02′00.2″W
 • elevation3,300 m (10,800 ft)
MouthBogotá River
 • location
Tibabuyes
 • coordinates
4°44′15.2″N 74°07′38.7″W
 • elevation
2,539 m (8,330 ft)
Basin size12,892 ha (31,860 acres)
Basin features
River systemBogotá River
 Magdalena Basin
  Caribbean Sea

Description
source
mouth
Source and mouth of the Juan Amarillo River on the Bogotá savanna

The Juan Amarillo, Arzobispo, or Salitre River,[1] is formed by various quebradas ("creeks") sourced at an altitude of 3,300 metres (10,800 ft) 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.[2][3][4] 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 (cerros de Suba) are located in the Juan Amarillo River basin. The total surface area of the Juan Amarillo basin is 12,892 hectares (31,860 acres).[5]

The river transports 3,400 milligrams per litre (0.0020 oz/cu in) of solid sediments, of which 1,320 milligrams per litre (0.00076 oz/cu in) reach the mouth of the river near the Tibabuyes wetland.[6]

Wetlands
Main article: Wetlands of Bogotá

Six of the fifteen protected wetlands of Bogotá are located in the Juan Amarillo River basin.

source
mouth
Wetlands within the Juan Amarillo Basin
Wetland Location Altitude
(m)		 Area
(ha)		 Notes Image
La Conejera Suba 2544 58.9 [7]
Tibabuyes
Juan Amarillo		 Suba
Engativá		 2539 222.58 [8]
Jaboque Engativá 2539 148 [9]
Córdoba Suba 2548 40.51 [10]
Santa María
del Lago		 Engativá 2549 12 [11]
El Salitre Barrios
Unidos		 2558 6.4 [12]
  • Channelised part near the Carrera Séptima
  • Channel near Carrera 30
  • Quebrada El Virrey
  • Channelised Río Molinos, near Carrera 25
  • Quebrada El Chicó
  • Quebrada La Vieja

See also

References
  1. (in Spanish) Entre ríos y quebradas Bogotá tiene 198 cuerpos de agua ¿Los conoce?
  2. Isaza Londoño et al., 1999, p.28
  3. Isaza Londoño et al., 1999, p.29
  4. Cerros, s.a., p.27
  5. Acueducto, 2010, p.23
  6. (in Spanish) Humedal Juan Amarillo
  7. Humedal La Conejera
  8. Humedal Tibabuyes
  9. Humedal Jaboque
  10. Humedal Córdoba
  11. Humedal Santa María del Lago
  12. Humedal El Salitre

Bibliography
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