Santa River

Santa River
River, west-central Peru.

Rising in the Cordillera Blanca branch of the Andes Mountains, it descends to the northwest to form the Huaylas Valley, a densely populated agricultural region. Below Huallanca, it veers west and plunges through a spectacular gorge, the Pato Canyon, to enter the Pacific Ocean after a course of 200 mi (300 km). It is harnessed by hydroelectric stations to provide power.

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river, Peru
Spanish  Río Santa  

      river, west-central Peru, rising in the snowcapped Nevado de Tuco in the Andean Cordillera Blanca and flowing into Aguash and Conococha lakes. From the latter it emerges as the Santa River; it then flows northwest, descending from 14,000 to 7,000 ft (4,300 to 2,100 m) above sea level, between the Cordillera Blanca and the Cordillera Negra, to form the Callejón de Huaylas, a densely populated agricultural region. Below Huallanca the river veers westward and plunges through a spectacular gorge, the Cañon del Pato, to enter the Pacific Ocean after a course of 200 mi (300 km), descending 1,400 ft in one 6-mi stretch.

      Fed by the glaciers and snowfields of the Cordillera Blanca, the Santa River has the most regular flow of all Peruvian coastal rivers, and the volume of its discharge is second only to that of the Chira River. Although a scarcity of flat land prevents large-scale irrigation at the Santa's mouth, the river is nevertheless a major economic asset to Peru. In the Cañon del Pato are four hydroelectric stations, which provide power for several cities in northern Peru. In addition, canals divert water from the Santa to the coastal desert in the north for irrigation and as potable water for the city of Trujillo.

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