Arzobispo River Facts for Kids

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Quick facts for kids Juan Amarillo River
Location of the Juan Amarillo River in Colombia
Other name(s)	Salitre River Arzobispo River
Country	Colombia
Department	Cundinamarca
Municipalities	Bogotá
Localities	Usaquén, Chapinero, Santa Fe, Suba, Barrios Unidos, Teusaquillo, Engativá
Physical characteristics
Main source	Eastern Hills 3,300 m (10,800 ft) 4°38′09.1″N 74°02′00.2″W / 4.635861°N 74.033389°W / 4.635861; -74.033389
River mouth	Bogotá River Tibabuyes 2,539 m (8,330 ft) 4°44′15.2″N 74°07′38.7″W / 4.737556°N 74.127417°W / 4.737556; -74.127417
Basin features
River system	Bogotá River Magdalena Basin Caribbean Sea
Basin size	12,892 ha (31,860 acres)

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.

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Description

The Juan Amarillo, Arzobispo, or Salitre River, 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. 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).

The river transports 3,400 milligrams per litre (0.00012 lb/cu in) of solid sediments, of which 1,320 milligrams per litre (4.8×10⁻⁵ lb/cu in) reach the mouth of the river near the Tibabuyes wetland.

Wetlands

Main page: Wetlands of Bogotá

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

Wetland	Location	Altitude (m)	Area (ha)
La Conejera	Suba	2544	58.9
Tibabuyes Juan Amarillo	Suba Engativá	2539	222.58
Jaboque	Engativá	2539	148
Córdoba	Suba	2548	40.51
Santa María del Lago	Engativá	2549	12
El Salitre	Barrios Unidos	2558	6.4