Reventazón River

The Reventazón River, Rio Reventazón, (Spanish pronunciation: [reβentaˈson]), is a river in Costa Rica.

This article is about the river. For the dam, see Reventazón Dam.
Reventazón River
Reventazón River is located in Costa Rica
Reventazón River
Etymologyseverely broken up river
Native nameRío Reventazón (Spanish)
Location
CountriesCosta Rica
ProvincesCartago, Limón
Physical characteristics
SourceConfluence of Agua Caliente River and Grande de Orosi River
 • coordinates9°48′42″N 83°51′04″W
MouthParismina River
 • coordinates
10°17′07″N 83°24′39″W
Length145 kilometres (90 mi)
Reventazón River near Parismina

Geography

Reventazón River forms part of the Reventazón-Parismina drainage basin, it is 145 kilometres (90 mi) long and flows into the Caribbean sea. It starts at the base of the Irazú Volcano, passing through the east side of the Central Valley, and flows through the Orosí and Turrialba Valleys. After reaching the Caribbean coastal plains it joins the Parismina River and forms what is called the Reventazón-Parismina.[1]

Economy

Water supply

In its upper segments, the Reventazón River is the source of 25% of the drinking water of Costa Rica's largest metropolitan area centered on San Jose.

Hydropower generation

The river is very important for power generation. Three reservoirs in the river, Lake Cachí (100.8 MW), Angostura (177MW) and Reventazón Dam (305.5MW) are used for generating a significant share of Costa Rica's electricity. The dam for the third reservoir, Reventazón (305MW), was completed and opened in 2016. The river is also important for tourism, specially for whitewater rafting.

Tourism

Rafting is practiced in the river, which has Class 2-3 rapids in its Florida section. [2]

Ecosystem

The bobo mullet (Joturus pichardi) is native to the Parismina River and is fished here for subsistence consumption and sometimes commercially.[3]


See also

References
  1. Malavassi, Enrique. "NOTA GEOPALEONTOLOGICA PREMILINAR SOBRE EL VALLE DEL RIO REVENTAZON EN SU CURSO MEDIO". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. "Reventazon River Rafting – Florida". Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  3. Bahamón Azuero, Elizabeth; Flores Armilla, Moisés Oswaldo (2016). Análisis del sistema socio-ecológico para el diseño del corredor biológico entre Los Acuíferos Guácimo Pococí y el sector sur del Humedal Ramsar Caribe Noreste, Costa Rica (PDF) (Masters) (in Spanish). Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza, Turrialba, Costa Rica. p. 50. Retrieved 1 September 2019.


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