Santa
Santa is a mapped river in the YearMaps hydrographic index. River courses organise settlement, agriculture and frontier-making more durably than any political boundary, and this reach is indexed against the dams, lakes and cities within its catchment.
- Feature Class
- River
- Coordinates
- -9.25°, -77.69°
About Santa
The Santa River (Spanish: Río Santa) is a river in the South American Andes mountain range in the Ancash Region of northwest central Peru.
Encyclopedic summary adapted from Wikipedia: Santa River (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Santa in Depth
River course
Lake Conococha, at an altitude of 4,050 m above sea level and at 10°07′42″S 77°16′59″W, is considered the headwaters of the Santa River. Lake Conococha itself is fed by small streams from the Cordillera Negra in the west and the snowcapped Cordillera Blanca in the east. The main tributary of the lake is Tuco River which has its source at Lake Tuco (9°56′40″S 77°11′44″W) about 5,000 m above sea level at one of the glacier tongues of mount Tuco.
The Santa River emerges from Lake Conococha and runs for 200 km in a northerly direction between the Cordillera Negra in the west and the Cordillera Blanca in the east, forming the fertile Callejón de Huaylas.
Sections adapted from Wikipedia: Santa River (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Santa: Key Facts
| Length | 347 km |
|---|---|
| Average discharge | 199 m³/s |
| Drainage basin | 12,200 km² |
| Source | Conococha Lake |
| Mouth | Pacific Ocean |
| Tributaries | Los Cedros Creek, Manta River, Negro River, Quitaracsa River, Tablachaca River |
Facts from Wikidata Q2121241 (CC0).
Major River Dossiers
Hand-written studies of the great river systems of history.
Connected Reaches
Nearby watercourses in the same drainage network.
Water Bodies in the Catchment
Settlements Along the Reach
Hydraulic Infrastructure Nearby
Surrounding Terrain
Santa: Quick Answers
- Where is Santa?
- Santa is located in Peru, at 9.2501° S, 77.6929° W.
- Are there dams on the Santa?
- No dam on the Santa is recorded in the YearMaps dam index, which covers major structures only.