The Ubaté River is a river on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense, Cundinamarca, Colombia.

Ubaté River
Ubaté River is located in Colombia
Ubaté River
Location of the Ubaté River in Colombia
EtymologyMuysccubun: "bloodied land" or "sower of the mouth"
Native nameRío Ubaté (Spanish)
Location
CountryColombia
DepartmentCundinamarca
Municipalities
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationTausa
 • coordinates5°10′24.1″N 73°53′36.5″W / 5.173361°N 73.893472°W / 5.173361; -73.893472
 • elevation3,550 m (11,650 ft)[1]
MouthLake Fúquene
 • location
Fúquene
 • coordinates
5°26′24.2″N 73°44′22.4″W / 5.440056°N 73.739556°W / 5.440056; -73.739556
 • elevation
2,543 m (8,343 ft)[2]
Length49 km (30 mi)
Basin size293 km2 (113 sq mi)[1]
Basin features
River systemConfluence of El Hato River & La Playa River[1]
WaterbodiesLake Fúquene

Etymology

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The name Ubaté comes from the native name "Ebate", in Muysccubun meaning "bloodied land" or "sower of the mouth".[3]

Description

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source
 
mouth
Source and mouth of the Ubaté River on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense

The Ubaté River originates as the confluence of the El Hato and La Playa Rivers. El Hato River originates in the municipality Tausa. The Ubaté River flows northward through the Ubaté-Chiquinquirá Valley and drains into Lake Fúquene, at the border with Boyacá.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c N., N, Plan de ordenamiento Fúquene - Cuenca regional Ubaté-Chiquinquirá (PDF), N.N., retrieved 2017-02-28
  2. ^ "GNF - Laguna Fúquene". Retrieved 2012-11-14.
  3. ^ (in Spanish) Official website Ubaté