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Guayas River

River in Ecuador

Guayas River
Summary

River in Ecuador

FieldValue
nameGuayas River
name_otherRio Guayas
imageGuyaquilWaterfront1920.jpg
image_captionThe Guayas River in Guayaquil, 1920
pushpin_mapEcuador
pushpin_map_captionLocation of mouth
subdivision_type1Country
subdivision_name1Ecuador
subdivision_type2Province
subdivision_name2Guayas Province
*{{cvt437kmabbron}} Guayas - Rio Babahoyo- Rio Vinces - Rio Quevedo - Rio Bajaña
*{{cvt387kmabbron}} Guayas - Rio Daule
* {{cvt305kmabbron}} Guayas - Rio Babahoyo
* {{cvt61kmabbron}} Guayas River from the confluence of Rio Daule and Rio Babahoyo
discharge1_avg1,982 m3/s
source1_coordinates
mouth_locationGulf of Guayaquil, Pacific Ocean
mouth_coordinates
mouth_elevation0 m
basin_size34,500 km²
  • 437 km Guayas - Rio Babahoyo- Rio Vinces - Rio Quevedo - Rio Bajaña
  • 387 km Guayas - Rio Daule
  • 305 km Guayas - Rio Babahoyo
  • 61 km Guayas River from the confluence of Rio Daule and Rio Babahoyo

The Guayas River (Rio Guayas) is a major river in western Ecuador. It gives its name to the Guayas Province of Ecuador. Its total length including Rio Quevedo and Rio Bajaña is 437 km (241 mi) long. The Guayas River's drainage basin is 34,500 km2 (13,320 sq.mi) and it has an average discharge of 70,000 cu ft/s (1,982 m3/s).

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Geography

Course

Malecón on Guayas River

The Guayas River has one of its sources in the Andes Mountains and Chimborazo, Ecuador's highest volcano. The coat of arms of Ecuador shows an image of the river descending from the mountain. Guayas is the name of the lower part of the river, which starts at the confluence of the Daule River from the west and the Babahoyo River from the east, between the cities of Guayaquil and Durán, in Guayas Province. The Guayas River then flows around Santay Island, and becomes one current again. From the confluence to the delta 60 kilometers away, it borders Guayaquil Canton and Durán Canton, and Guayaquil Canton and Naranjal Canton, just before the delta.

Delta

The Guayas River forms a very complex delta. Its most important feature is the existence of a slough called Estero Salado, surrounded by swamps and affected by tides. The area between the Guayas River and the Estero Salado forms a maze of islands, some of which have been transformed into slums. The Cobina Slough connects the Estero Salado with the river.

The main course of the river is affected by tides, and forms a small group of islands; the most important of them is Mondragón. The river then meets the Gulf of Guayaquil, an inlet of the Pacific Ocean. Its influence is noticeable in the Puná Island, and in the Jambelí Strait, in the province of El Oro.

Watershed

The Guayas River has the largest watershed in South America west of the Andes Mountains that flows into the Pacific Ocean. It has an area 34,500 km2, in nine provinces: Los Ríos, Guayas, Bolívar, Manabí, Cañar, Pichincha, Azuay, Chimborazo and Cotopaxi. In collaboration with the Estero Salado, the river discharges 36 billion cubic meters of water into the Gulf of Guayaquil every year.

Cities along the river

Cities along the Daule River

  • Pichincha
  • Balzar
  • Colimes
  • Palestina
  • Santa Lucía
  • Daule
  • Nobol
  • Guayaquil

Cities along the Babahoyo River

  • Babahoyo
  • Samborondón
  • Durán

Cities along the Guayas River

  • Guayaquil
  • Durán

References

References

  1. "Rio Guayas".
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