Mendihuaca River

Mendihuaca River
Mendihuaca River
	The mouth of the Mendihuaca River
Location
Country	Colombia
Physical characteristics
Source	El Boquerón
• location	Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia
• coordinates	11°13′09″N 73°59′02″W / 11.21917°N 73.98389°W
Mouth	Caribbean Sea
• location	Playas Mendihuaca, Magdalena, Colombia
• coordinates	11°16′30″N 73°51′32″W / 11.27500°N 73.85889°W
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	12.6 km (7.8 mi)
Basin size	60 km2 (23 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	2.5 m3/s (88 cu ft/s)

The Mendihuaca River (Spanish: río Mendihuaca) is a river in northeastern Colombia that originates in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountain range and discharges into the Caribbean Sea. The watershed is considered threatened due to deforestation in the area near the river's source.

References

1 2 3 Hermelin, Michel (2007). Entorno natural de 17 ciudades de Colombia (1. ed.). Medellín: Fondo Editorial Universidad EAFIT. p. 304. ISBN 9789588281704.
↑ Benjumea Brito, Paola. "La Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta se está quedando sin agua". eltiempo.com. EL TIEMPO Casa Editorial. Retrieved 7 August 2015.

[EAFIT-1] 1 2 3 Hermelin, Michel (2007). Entorno natural de 17 ciudades de Colombia (1. ed.). Medellín: Fondo Editorial Universidad EAFIT. p. 304. ISBN 9789588281704.

[2] Benjumea Brito, Paola. "La Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta se está quedando sin agua". eltiempo.com. EL TIEMPO Casa Editorial. Retrieved 7 August 2015.