The Napo River ( Spanish : Río Napo ) is a tributary to the Amazon River that rises in Ecuador on the flanks of the east Andean volcanoes of Antisana , Sincholagua and Cotopaxi .
11-764: (Redirected from NAPO ) [REDACTED] Look up napo in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Napo or NAPO may refer to: Organizations [ edit ] Napo (trade union) , a UK trade union that represents probation officers and CAFCASS reporters Novosibirsk Aircraft Production Association , an aircraft production company in Russia National Association of Police Organizations , US umbrella lobbying organization of police officers and officers associations Places [ edit ] Napo County (那坡县), Baise, Guangxi, China Napo River ,
22-515: A distance of about 216 mi (348 km), and perhaps a bit further; thence, by painful canoe navigation, its upper waters may be ascended as far as Santa Rosa , the usual point of embarkation for any venturesome traveller who descends from the Quito tableland. The Coca river may be penetrated as far up as its middle course, where it is jammed between two mountain walls, in a deep canyon, along which it dashes over high falls and numerous reefs. This
33-727: A tributary to the Amazon River that rises in Ecuador Napo Province , a province in Ecuador Napo District , a district of Maynas, Peru Napo, Tianyang County (那坡镇), town in Guangxi, China Other [ edit ] Napoleon Bonaparte (1769–1821), French military and political leader Pizza a la napolitana , an Argentine dish Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
44-465: A tributary to the Amazon River that rises in Ecuador Napo Province , a province in Ecuador Napo District , a district of Maynas, Peru Napo, Tianyang County (那坡镇), town in Guangxi, China Other [ edit ] Napoleon Bonaparte (1769–1821), French military and political leader Pizza a la napolitana , an Argentine dish Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
55-401: Is 1,075 km (668 mi). The river drains an area of ca 103,000 km . The mean annual discharge at Mazán 6,800 m /s (240,000 cu ft/s). Before it reaches the plains it receives a great number of small streams from impenetrable, saturated and much broken mountainous districts, where the dense and varied vegetation seems to fight for every piece of ground. From the north it
66-786: Is joined by the Coca River , having its sources in the gorges of Cayambe volcano on the equator , and also a powerful river, the Aguarico having its headwaters between Cayambe and the Colombia frontier. From the west, it receives a secondary tributary, the Curaray , from the Andean slopes, between Cotopaxi and the Tungurahua volcano . From its Coca branch to the mouth of the Curaray
77-923: Is the stream made famous by the expedition of the Spanish conquistador Gonzalo Pizarro . Hydrometric stations on the Napo River: (km ) (m /s) Napo River at Bellavista average (Q), dominante (Q d ) discharge (m /s) and sediment load (S – million ton/year). Period from 1991/09–2009/08: Napo River at Bellavista average, minimum and maximum discharge (m /s). Period from 2009/09 to 2023/08: Minimum 498.6 m /s (2016/02); Maximum: 15,820 m /s (2015/07); Napo River at Bellavista average, maximum, minimum and multiannual average (normal) discharge (m /s) and anomaly (%): (near mouth) 3°27′28″S 72°43′3″W / 3.45778°S 72.71750°W / -3.45778; -72.71750 (Q–dominante: 6,865 m /s (242,400 cu ft/s) List of
88-601: The Napo is full of snags and shelving sandbanks and throws out numerous canoes among jungle-tangled islands, which in the wet season are flooded, giving the river an immense width. From the Coca to the Amazon it runs through a forested plain where not a hill is visible from the river - its uniformly level banks being only interrupted by swamps and lagoons . From the Amazon the Napo is navigable for river craft up to its Curaray branch,
99-580: The 💕 [REDACTED] Look up napo in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Napo or NAPO may refer to: Organizations [ edit ] Napo (trade union) , a UK trade union that represents probation officers and CAFCASS reporters Novosibirsk Aircraft Production Association , an aircraft production company in Russia National Association of Police Organizations , US umbrella lobbying organization of police officers and officers associations Places [ edit ] Napo County (那坡县), Baise, Guangxi, China Napo River ,
110-485: The title Napo . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Napo&oldid=1224814800 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages napo From Misplaced Pages,
121-491: The title Napo . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Napo&oldid=1224814800 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Napo River The total length
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