Ariporo River

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Ariporo River
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Bird's-eye view of the Ariporo River
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Location of mouth
Location
Country Colombia
Department Casanare
Physical characteristics
Length1,300 kilometres (810 mi)

The Ariporo River is a river in the eastern Casanare Department of Colombia. It is part of the Orinoco River basin.

Contents

Wildlife

The Ariporo River is inhabited by the Malacoglanis gelatinosus, a species of catfish. [1]

Geography

The Ariporo River originates on the eastern slopes of the Cordillera Oriental, in the westernmost part of the Casanare Department. It then flows eastward before joining the Casanare River in the department’s easternmost region, a few kilometers upstream from the Casanare's confluence with the Meta River.

Climate

The average annual temperature in the region is 25 °C. The warmest month is March, with an average temperature of 28 °C, while the coldest is July, averaging 22 °C. [2]

The average annual precipitation is 2,959 millimeters. The wettest month is June, with an average of 467 mm of rainfall, and the driest is January, with just 2 mm. [3]

See also

References

  1. Montoya-Ospina, Diana; Albornoz-Garzón, Juan; Garcia Melo, Jorge; Villa-Navarro, Francisco; Donascimiento, Carlos (January 2018). "First record of the miniature catfish Malacoglanis gelatinosus Myers & Weitzman, 1966 (Siluriformes, Trichomycteridae) in the Orinoco river basin". Check List. 14: 101–106. doi: 10.15560/14.1.101 . Retrieved 12 October 2024 via Research Gate.
  2. "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA. 30 January 2016. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  3. "NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month - TRMM)". NASA/Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission. 30 January 2016. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2022.

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