The Paute River is a river of
Ecuador
Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ' ...
. It is a tributary of the
Santiago River, which is a tributary of the
Amazon River. The
Paute Dam is located on the river.
See also
*
List of rivers of Ecuador
The rivers of Ecuador are an important part of the nation's geography and economy. Most of the over 2,000 rivers and streamsTerry have headwaters in the Andes mountain range, flowing therefrom either westward toward the Pacific Ocean or eastward to ...
References
* Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
GEOnet Names ServerWater Resources Assessment of Ecuador
Rivers of Ecuador
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