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Guayas River
The Guayas River is a river in western Ecuador. It gives name to the Guayas Province, and it is the most important river in South America that does not flow into the Atlantic Ocean or any of its seas. Its total length, including the Daule River, is 389 km.
Geography
Course
The Guayas River has one of its sources in the Andes and the Chimborazo (volcano), Ecuador's highest volcano. The coat of arms of Ecuador shows an image of the river descending from the mountain. Guayas is the name of the lower part of the river, which starts at the confluence of the Daule River from the west and the Babahoyo River from the east, between the cities of Guayaquil and Duran, in Guayas province. The Guayas River then flows around Santay Island, and becomes one current again. From the confluence to the delta 60 kilometers away, it borders Guayaquil (canton) and Duran cantons, and Guayaquil and Naranjal cantons, just before the delta.
Delta
The Guayas River forms a very complex delta. Its most important feature is the existence of a slough called Estero Salado, surrounded by swamps and affected by tides. The area between the Guayas River and the Estero Salado forms a maze of islands, some of which have been transformed into slums. The Cobina Slough connects the Estero Salado with the river.
The main course of the river is affected by tides, and forms a small group of islands; the most important of them is Mondragon. The river then meets the Gulf of Guayaquil, an inlet of the Pacific Ocean. Its influence is noticeable in the Puna Island, and in the Jambeli Strait, in the province of El Oro.
By: Franklin Lliguicota ( Eduardo 11)
Watershed
The Guayas River has the largest watershed in South America west of the Andes mountains. It has an area 34,500 km, in nine provinces: Los Rios, Guayas, Bolivar, Manabi, Canar, Pichincha, Azuay, Chimborazo and Cotopaxi. The river discharges into the Gulf of Guayaquil 30 millions of cubic meters of water every year.
Cities along the river
Cities along the Daule River
Pichincha
Balzar
Colimes
Palestina
Santa Lucia
Daule
Nobol
Guayaquil
Cities along the Babahoyo River
Babahoyo
Samborondon
Duran
Cities along the Guayas River
Guayaquil
Duran
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