Batán River is a river of Cundinamarca, Colombia. It is a tributary of the Guavio River, that flows into the Cuja River and later into the Sumapaz River. The Sumapaz River flows into the Magdalena River basin, flowing towards the Caribbean Sea.[1]
Batán River | |
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Location | |
Country | Colombia |
Department | Cundinamarca |
Municipalities | Fusagasugá |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Fusagasugá |
• coordinates | 4°15′22.4″N 74°19′17.4″W / 4.256222°N 74.321500°W |
Mouth | Guavio River |
• location | Fusagasugá |
• coordinates | 4°17′01.0″N 74°32′29.1″W / 4.283611°N 74.541417°W |
Basin features | |
River system | Guavio River Cuja River Sumapaz River Magdalena Basin Caribbean Sea |
Description
editSource and mouth of the Batán River south of the Bogotá savanna
The Batán River originates in and flows westward through the municipality Fusagasugá where it flows into the Guavio River.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ (in Spanish) Hidrología Fusagasugá Archived 2017-03-01 at the Wayback Machine
Further reading
edit- Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.