The Mojotoro River, or Lavayen River (
Spanish
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, Río Lavayén
) is a river in the . It is a tributary of the
San Francisco River. It is the natural north border of the municipality of
Salta
Salta () is the capital and largest city in the Argentine province of the same name. With a population of 618,375 according to the 2010 census, it is also the 7th most-populous city in Argentina. The city serves as the cultural and economic ce ...
, the provincial capital. Its
catchment basin
A drainage basin is an area of land where all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean. A basin is separated from adjacent basins by a perimeter, the ...
drains an area of and is in turn a part of the upper basin of the
Bermejo River
The Bermejo River (Spanish, Río Bermejo) is a river in South America that flows from Bolivia to the Paraguay River in Argentina. The river is generally called Bermejo in spite of its different names along its way, but it also has its own Native ...
.
The Mojotoro is born at the confluence of the Vaqueros River with the Wierna River, which flows along the Siancas Valley in
La Caldera Department
La Caldera is a department located in Salta Province, Argentina.
Towns and municipalities
* La Caldera
La Caldera is a small town and municipality in Salta Province in northwestern Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Repub ...
. When the river Mojotoro enters
Jujuy Province
Jujuy is a province of Argentina, located in the extreme northwest of the country, at the borders with Chile and Bolivia. The only neighboring Argentine province is Salta to the east and south.
Geography
There are three main areas in Jujuy:
* ...
, its name changes to ''Lavayén''.
See also
*
List of rivers of Argentina
This is a list of rivers of Argentina.
Longest Rivers
By drainage basin
This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. Rivers in the table above are in bold.
La Plata Basin
* Rí ...
References
Rivers of Salta Province
Rivers of Argentina
Tributaries of the Paraguay River
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