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The Santa River ((スペイン語:Río Santa)) is a river in the South American Andes mountain range in the Ancash Region of northwest central Peru. ==River Course== The lake Quñuqqucha, at an altitude of 4,050 m above sea level and at , is considered the headwaters of the Santa River. Quñuqqucha 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 the river Tuku which has its source in the lake Tuku () about 5,000 m above sea level at one of the glacier tongues of the mountain Tuku. The Santa River emerges from the lake Quñuqqucha and for 200 km runs in a northerly direction between the Cordillera Negra in the west and the Cordillera Blanca in the east, forming the fertile Callejón de Huaylas. At 2,000 m above sea level the river changes its course to a westerly direction, squeezing through the narrow gorge of Cañon del Pato ("duck's canyon") before it finally breaks through the coastal ridges. During the dry season from June to November, the Santa River provides only a little water for irrigation, drinking water and hydroelectric power. A couple of water reservoirs have been established to control the fluctuation of the river. Upstream of the hydroelectric power plant at Huallanca, the Santa River watershed covers an area of 4,900 km², downstream another 7,300 km². The mouth of the river, after the river runs a total length of 347 km, is at near Santa, 10 km north of the coastal town of Chimbote. In 1984, gold dust was discovered in the mouth of Santa River which caused a regional gold fever among the rural population. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Santa River」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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