Ichilo River
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Río Ichilo is a Bolivian river at the foot of the Eastern Andes-Cordillera in South America. It lends its name to the Ichilo Province, one of the 15 provinces of the Santa Cruz Department of Bolivia.
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[edit] Location
Río Ichilo has its source in Manuel Maria Caballero Province in Santa Cruz Department at an elevation of 2,437 m at the foothills of Serranía Racete, where it has the name of "Alto Ichilo" (Upper Ichilo).
In its course, after joining Río San Matéo, it is called Ichilo, flowing in a northerly direction, where it forms the border between Cochabamba Department and Santa Cruz Department.
[edit] Flow Conditions
From its source to the mouth into the Amazon the river has a total length of 2,455 km. Ichilo itself has a length of 632 km and a catchment area of 15,660 km². It has its maximum depth is 18.6 m, right below Puerto Villarroel at km 100, its maximum width is 420 m at km 75. Ichilo is one of the Bolivian rivers with a high amount of water.
[edit] Tributaries
The most important tributaries of the Ichilo are the Bolivian Río Grande, Chapare, Piraí, Sacta, Víbora, Chimoré, Choré, Ibaresito, Ibabo and Useuta.
[edit] Urban Areas
Río Ichilo passes the metropolitan area of Santa Cruz in the west, the largest cities on the riverbanks is Puerto Villaroel.
