The Dagua River (''Río Dagua'') is a river in
Valle del Cauca.
Colombia
Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...
. It generally flows north by northwest from the
Farallones de Cali into the
Pacific Ocean next to
Buenaventura. In recent years
illegal mining has caused
ecological damage to the river. The middle portion of the river runs through the Dagua Canyon Dry Enclave (''Enclave Seco del Río Dagua'') natural area which is listed as an Important Bird Area.
See also
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List of rivers of Colombia
Atlantic Ocean
Amazon River Basin
* Amazon River
** Guainía River or Negro River
*** Vaupés River or Uaupés River
**** Papuri River
**** Querary River
*** Isana River or Içana River
**** Cuiari River
*** Aquio River
** Caquetá River o ...
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Pacific Region, Colombia
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Dagua
Dagua () is a town and municipality located in the Department of Valle del Cauca, Colombia
Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's ...
References
Rivers of Colombia
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