Mendihuaca River | |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | Colombia |
Length: | 12.6km (07.8miles) |
Discharge1 Avg: | 2.5m3/s |
Source1: | El Boquerón |
Source1 Location: | Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia |
Source1 Coordinates: | 11.2192°N -73.9839°W |
Mouth: | Caribbean Sea |
Mouth Location: | Playas Mendihuaca, Magdalena, Colombia |
Mouth Coordinates: | 11.275°N -73.8589°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 0m (00feet) |
Basin Size: | 60km2 |
The Mendihuaca River (Spanish; Castilian: río Mendihuaca) is a river in northeastern Colombia that originates in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountain range and discharges into the Caribbean Sea.[1] The watershed is considered threatened due to deforestation in the area near the river's source.[2]