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'''Motupe River''', also known as '''La Leche''' (''the milky one''), is a river of [[Lambayeque Region]] in northwestern Peru,<ref>{{GEOnet2|32FA8846DE383774E0440003BA962ED3|Río Motupe (Approved - N)}}, [[National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency|United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency]]</ref> although some of its water come from the northern [[Cajamarca Region]].<ref name="Ponce">{{Cite web|author=Ponce, Victor M. |date=2 July 2008|title=Projecto de Control de Inundaciones en el Rio La Leche |language=es |url=http://ponce.sdsu.edu/0908231300.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100731085805/http://ponce.sdsu.edu/0908231300.html |archivedate=31 July 2010|deadurl=no}}</ref> |
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'''Motupe River''' ('''Río Motupe''') is a river of [[Lambayeque Region]] in northwestern Peru.<ref>{{GEOnet2|32FA8846DE383774E0440003BA962ED3|Río Motupe (Approved - N)}}, [[National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency|United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency]]</ref> The Motupe River Basin, which includes its major tributary the [[La Leche River]], is bounded by the Chancay-Lambayeque River Basin to the south, by the |
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[[Olmos River]] Basin to the north, by the river basins of the [[Chotano River|Chotano]] and [[Huancabamba River|Huancabamba]] to the east, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean.<ref name="INADE">{{Cite web|title=Diagnostico de Gestión de la Oferta de Agua: Cuenca Chancay – Lambayeque: Part V Efectos del uso del agua en el medio ambiante |language=es |year=2001|publisher=National Development Institute (INADE) |url=http://www.ana.gob.pe:8090/media/10080/cap_v_efectos_uso_agua.pdf |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140423001350/http://www.ana.gob.pe:8090/media/10080/cap_v_efectos_uso_agua.pdf |archivedate=23 April 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> The river receives its name from the village of Motupe, nearby where the Motupe River is formed. |
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The waters of the Motupe arise in the Andes at an elevation of about 5000 meters and flow south and then southwest. where its two main tributaries are the Moyán and the Sangana rivers, both right-hand tributaries.<ref name="Ponce" /> It does not received its name{{Citation needed|date=July 2021}} until the confluence of the Chiniama River<ref>{{GEOnet2|32FA884725253774E0440003BA962ED3|Río Chiñama (Approved - N)}}, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency</ref> and the Chóchope River, at {{Coord|06|08|35|S|079|41|27|W|display=inline}}. Shortly thereafter it is joined by the Chotoque River from the right and the Salas River from the left.<ref name="INADE" /> It flows basically south and then southwest. It is joined by the La Leche at {{Coord|06|26|08|S|079|56|02|W|display=inline}}. The river eventually disappears into the saline [[Sechura Desert]] before reaching the Pacific Ocean.<ref name="SB17-11">{{Cite map|title=Chiclayo, Peru, SB 17-11 |year=1994|publisher=United States National Imagery and Mapping Agency |series=Joint Operations Graphic (Air), Series 1501 Air |scale=1:250,000|url=http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/jog/latin_america/txu-oclc-224300691-sb17-11.jpg}}</ref> It currently flows about five kilometers north of the village of Morrope.<ref name="SB17-11" /> During the rainy season, mid November to mid April, but especially during [[El Niño|El Niño events]],<ref>{{Cite web|author1=Ponce, Victor M. |author2=Shetty, Amper V. |name-list-style=amp |year=2008|title=The facts about El Niño|url=http://elnino.sdsu.edu |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141111021313/http://elnino.sdsu.edu/|archivedate=11 November 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> the Motupe can experience severe flooding, and in some years by the end of the dry season can almost disappear. Traditionally stone levees were used to try to control the flooding,<ref>{{Cite journal|author=Shimada, Izumi |authorlink=Izumi Shimada|year=1982 |title=Horizontal Archipelago and Coast-Highland Interaction in North Peru: Archaeological Models in El Hombre y su Ambiente en los Andes Centrales|journal=Senri Ethnological Studies Osaka |volume=10 |pages=137–210, page 177}}</ref> but in the 21st century upland dams are being used.<ref name="Ponce">{{Cite web|author=Ponce, Victor M. |date=2 July 2008|title=Projecto de Control de Inundaciones en el Rio La Leche |language=es |url=http://ponce.sdsu.edu/0908231300.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100731085805/http://ponce.sdsu.edu/0908231300.html |archivedate=31 July 2010|url-status=live }}</ref> |
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The valley of the Motupe is variously forested, grassland and agricultural.<ref name="Ponce" /> The largest town along the Motupe is [[Incahuasi]].<ref name="Ponce" /> Both the [[Laquipampa Wildlife Refuge]] and the [[Pómac Forest Historical Sanctuary]] are in the Motupe River Basin. |
The valley of the Motupe is variously forested, grassland and agricultural.<ref name="Ponce" /> The largest town along the Motupe is [[Incahuasi]].<ref name="Ponce" /> Both the [[Laquipampa Wildlife Refuge]] and the [[Pómac Forest Historical Sanctuary]] are in the Motupe River Basin. |
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* {{Cite journal|author=Pardo, A. and Sanz, V. |year=1979|title=Estratigrafía del curso medio del Río La Leche, Departamento de Lambayeque |language=es |journal=Boletín de la Sociedad Geológica del Perú |issue=60 |pages=251–266}} |
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Latest revision as of 13:11, 30 July 2021
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Country | Peru |
Region | Lambayeque Region |
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Mouth | Pacific Ocean |
• coordinates | 06°31′27″S 080°07′16″W / 6.52417°S 80.12111°W |
Motupe River (Río Motupe) is a river of Lambayeque Region in northwestern Peru.[1] The Motupe River Basin, which includes its major tributary the La Leche River, is bounded by the Chancay-Lambayeque River Basin to the south, by the Olmos River Basin to the north, by the river basins of the Chotano and Huancabamba to the east, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean.[2] The river receives its name from the village of Motupe, nearby where the Motupe River is formed.
The waters of the Motupe arise in the Andes at an elevation of about 5000 meters and flow south and then southwest. where its two main tributaries are the Moyán and the Sangana rivers, both right-hand tributaries.[3] It does not received its name[citation needed] until the confluence of the Chiniama River[4] and the Chóchope River, at 06°08′35″S 079°41′27″W / 6.14306°S 79.69083°W. Shortly thereafter it is joined by the Chotoque River from the right and the Salas River from the left.[2] It flows basically south and then southwest. It is joined by the La Leche at 06°26′08″S 079°56′02″W / 6.43556°S 79.93389°W. The river eventually disappears into the saline Sechura Desert before reaching the Pacific Ocean.[5] It currently flows about five kilometers north of the village of Morrope.[5] During the rainy season, mid November to mid April, but especially during El Niño events,[6] the Motupe can experience severe flooding, and in some years by the end of the dry season can almost disappear. Traditionally stone levees were used to try to control the flooding,[7] but in the 21st century upland dams are being used.[3]
The valley of the Motupe is variously forested, grassland and agricultural.[3] The largest town along the Motupe is Incahuasi.[3] Both the Laquipampa Wildlife Refuge and the Pómac Forest Historical Sanctuary are in the Motupe River Basin.
Notes and references
[edit]- ^ Río Motupe (Approved - N) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- ^ a b "Diagnostico de Gestión de la Oferta de Agua: Cuenca Chancay – Lambayeque: Part V Efectos del uso del agua en el medio ambiante" (PDF) (in Spanish). National Development Institute (INADE). 2001. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 April 2014.
- ^ a b c d Ponce, Victor M. (2 July 2008). "Projecto de Control de Inundaciones en el Rio La Leche" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 31 July 2010.
- ^ Río Chiñama (Approved - N) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- ^ a b Chiclayo, Peru, SB 17-11 (Map). 1:250,000. Joint Operations Graphic (Air), Series 1501 Air. United States National Imagery and Mapping Agency. 1994.
- ^ Ponce, Victor M. & Shetty, Amper V. (2008). "The facts about El Niño". Archived from the original on 11 November 2014.
- ^ Shimada, Izumi (1982). "Horizontal Archipelago and Coast-Highland Interaction in North Peru: Archaeological Models in El Hombre y su Ambiente en los Andes Centrales". Senri Ethnological Studies Osaka. 10: 137–210, page 177.