Tumusla River
The Tumusla River is a river of Bolivia in the Potosí Department (Antonio Quijarro Province, Nor Chichas Province) as well as in the Chuquisaca Department (Nor Cinti Province and Sud Cinti Province). It gets waters from the Los Frailes and Chichas mountain ranges. Upstream the river is named Yura and Toropalca. Cotagaita, a right affluent, is its most important tributary.
Confluence of Cotagaita River with Tumusla River and confluence of Tumusla River with San Juan del Oro River
| Tumusla River | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Bolivia |
| Region | Chuquisaca Department, Potosí Department |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• coordinates | 20°57′48″S 65°11′10″W |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Qaysa, Vitichi, Jilche, Camargo, Las Lagunas |
| • right | Wayrani, Tocla Vichacla, Cotagaita, Río Chico |
Tumusla River flows towards the Pillku Mayu while the river successively receives the names Camblaya (at the confluence with San Juan del Oro River) and Pilaya.[1] The Pilaya River is a right tributary of Pillku Mayu.
References
- Jorge Molina Carpio, Daniel Espinoza Romero, Balance hídrico superficial de la cuenca alta del río Pilcomayo, La Paz 2005 (Spanish)
Sources
- Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
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