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 . 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.

Description

The Juan Amarillo, Arzobispo, or Salitre River, Entre ríos y quebradas Bogotá tiene 198 cuerpos de agua ¿Los conoce? is formed by various quebradas ("creeks") sourced at an altitude of 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.Isaza Londoño et al., 1999, p.28Isaza Londoño et al., 1999, p.29Cerros, s.a., p.27 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 .Acueducto, 2010, p.23

The river transports of solid sediments, of which reach the mouth of the river near the Tibabuyes wetland. Humedal Juan Amarillo

Wetlands

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

Wetland Location Altitude(m) Area(ha) Notes Image La Conejera Suba 2544 58.9 TibabuyesJuan Amarillo SubaEngativá 2539 222.58 Jaboque Engativá 2539 148 Córdoba Suba 2548 40.51 Santa Maríadel Lago Engativá 2549 12 El Salitre BarriosUnidos 2558 6.4

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See also

List of rivers of Colombia Eastern Hills, Bogotá Bogotá savanna Fucha River, Tunjuelo River

References

Bibliography

External links Sistema Hídrico, Bogotá