Arzobispo River

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Source and mouth of the Juan Amarillo River on the Bogotá savanna

The Juan Amarillo, Arzobispo, or Salitre River,[1] 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.[2][3][4] 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).[5]

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.[6]

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

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Wetlands within the Juan Amarillo Basin

Wetland	Location	Altitude (m)	Area (ha)	Notes	Image
La Conejera	Suba	2544	58.9	[7]
Tibabuyes Juan Amarillo	Suba Engativá	2539	222.58	[8]
Jaboque	Engativá	2539	148	[9]
Córdoba	Suba	2548	40.51	[10]
Santa María del Lago	Engativá	2549	12	[11]
El Salitre	Barrios Unidos	2558	6.4	[12]

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  Channelised part near the Carrera Séptima
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  Channel near Carrera 30
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  Quebrada El Virrey
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  Channelised Río Molinos, near Carrera 25
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  Quebrada El Chicó
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  Quebrada La Vieja

• List of rivers of Colombia
• Eastern Hills, Bogotá
• Bogotá savanna
• Fucha River, Tunjuelo River

• (in Spanish) Sistema Hídrico, Bogotá