Fleuve· 597 segments
Río Cauca
Crosses 95 administrative regions : Achí, Aguadas, Andalucía, Anserma, Ansermanuevo +90
Total length
1 381km
Max discharge
2 242,3m³/s
Max Strahler
7
Segments matched
597
River geography95 admin regions · 0 communes
95 administrative regions crossed (GADM L2)
- CáceresAntioquia · Colombia80.2 kmin this dpt
- PopayánCauca · Colombia74.4 kmin this dpt
- San Jacinto del CaucaBolívar · Colombia72.6 kmin this dpt
- AchíBolívar · Colombia71.6 kmin this dpt
- CaucasiaAntioquia · Colombia69.7 kmin this dpt
- PuracéCauca · Colombia68.2 kmin this dpt
- NechíAntioquia · Colombia42.2 kmin this dpt
- SuárezCauca · Colombia41.7 kmin this dpt
- CajibíoCauca · Colombia40.3 kmin this dpt
- YotocoValle del Cauca · Colombia35.1 kmin this dpt
- Guadalajara de BugaValle del Cauca · Colombia33.7 kmin this dpt
- Buenos AiresCauca · Colombia28.3 kmin this dpt
- TuluáValle del Cauca · Colombia27.6 kmin this dpt
- YumboValle del Cauca · Colombia26.0 kmin this dpt
- AnsermanuevoValle del Cauca · Colombia25.8 kmin this dpt
- AnsermaCaldas · Colombia23.8 kmin this dpt
- MoralesCauca · Colombia22.1 kmin this dpt
- ValdiviaAntioquia · Colombia22.0 kmin this dpt
- Santafé de AntioquiaAntioquia · Colombia21.9 kmin this dpt
- JamundíValle del Cauca · Colombia21.4 kmin this dpt
- TarazáAntioquia · Colombia21.3 kmin this dpt
- ItuangoAntioquia · Colombia21.2 kmin this dpt
- NeiraCaldas · Colombia20.9 kmin this dpt
- CartagoValle del Cauca · Colombia19.6 kmin this dpt
- Santander de QuilichaoCauca · Colombia19.4 kmin this dpt
- PalmiraValle del Cauca · Colombia19.4 kmin this dpt
- Santiago de CaliValle del Cauca · Colombia18.7 kmin this dpt
- BugalagrandeValle del Cauca · Colombia18.2 kmin this dpt
- PereiraRisaralda · Colombia16.9 kmin this dpt
- BolívarValle del Cauca · Colombia16.8 kmin this dpt
- FredoniaAntioquia · Colombia16.8 kmin this dpt
- BelalcázarCaldas · Colombia16.5 kmin this dpt
- RiofríoValle del Cauca · Colombia15.9 kmin this dpt
- TrujilloValle del Cauca · Colombia15.8 kmin this dpt
- SabanalargaAntioquia · Colombia15.5 kmin this dpt
- PequéAntioquia · Colombia15.2 kmin this dpt
- OlayaAntioquia · Colombia14.7 kmin this dpt
- PinillosBolívar · Colombia14.5 kmin this dpt
- Villa RicaCauca · Colombia13.4 kmin this dpt
- AguadasCaldas · Colombia13.3 kmin this dpt
- ZarzalValle del Cauca · Colombia12.8 kmin this dpt
- AnzáAntioquia · Colombia12.6 kmin this dpt
- LiborinaAntioquia · Colombia12.4 kmin this dpt
- EbéjicoAntioquia · Colombia11.8 kmin this dpt
- GuacaríValle del Cauca · Colombia11.8 kmin this dpt
- BetuliaAntioquia · Colombia11.4 kmin this dpt
- MarsellaRisaralda · Colombia11.0 kmin this dpt
- La VictoriaValle del Cauca · Colombia10.5 kmin this dpt
- Puerto TejadaCauca · Colombia10.4 kmin this dpt
- ObandoValle del Cauca · Colombia10.2 kmin this dpt
- PácoraCaldas · Colombia10.1 kmin this dpt
- VijesValle del Cauca · Colombia9.8 kmin this dpt
- El SopetránAntioquia · Colombia8.7 kmin this dpt
- BriceñoAntioquia · Colombia8.6 kmin this dpt
- El TamboCauca · Colombia8.2 kmin this dpt
- RisaraldaCaldas · Colombia7.8 kmin this dpt
- El CerritoValle del Cauca · Colombia7.6 kmin this dpt
- GuarandáSucre · Colombia7.5 kmin this dpt
- ToroValle del Cauca · Colombia7.4 kmin this dpt
- TarsoAntioquia · Colombia7.3 kmin this dpt
- RoldanilloValle del Cauca · Colombia7.2 kmin this dpt
- La MercedCaldas · Colombia7.1 kmin this dpt
- BuriticáAntioquia · Colombia7.0 kmin this dpt
- JericóAntioquia · Colombia6.8 kmin this dpt
- La PintadaAntioquia · Colombia6.8 kmin this dpt
- ConcordiaAntioquia · Colombia6.3 kmin this dpt
- AndalucíaValle del Cauca · Colombia5.9 kmin this dpt
- VeneciaAntioquia · Colombia5.3 kmin this dpt
- MarmatoCaldas · Colombia5.1 kmin this dpt
- PalestinaCaldas · Colombia5.0 kmin this dpt
- SotaráCauca · Colombia5.0 kmin this dpt
- QuinchíaRisaralda · Colombia4.9 kmin this dpt
- SupíaCaldas · Colombia4.9 kmin this dpt
- ArmeniaAntioquia · Colombia4.7 kmin this dpt
- FiladelfiaCaldas · Colombia4.3 kmin this dpt
- ManizalesCaldas · Colombia4.3 kmin this dpt
- ValparaísoAntioquia · Colombia3.9 kmin this dpt
- CalotoCauca · Colombia3.6 kmin this dpt
- CaramantaAntioquia · Colombia3.5 kmin this dpt
- MaganguéBolívar · Colombia3.4 kmin this dpt
- ToledoAntioquia · Colombia3.4 kmin this dpt
- ChinchináCaldas · Colombia3.3 kmin this dpt
- BalboaRisaralda · Colombia3.3 kmin this dpt
- La VirginiaRisaralda · Colombia3.3 kmin this dpt
- La UniónValle del Cauca · Colombia3.2 kmin this dpt
- TitiribíAntioquia · Colombia3.2 kmin this dpt
- CandelariaValle del Cauca · Colombia2.6 kmin this dpt
- TámesisAntioquia · Colombia1.6 kmin this dpt
- MontecristoBolívar · Colombia1.0 kmin this dpt
- San PedroValle del Cauca · Colombia0.9 kmin this dpt
- SalgarAntioquia · Colombia0.1 kmin this dpt
- San AgustínHuila · Colombia0.0 kmin this dpt
- AyapelCórdoba · Colombia0.0 kmin this dpt
- MajagualSucre · Colombia0.0 kmin this dpt
- RiosucioCaldas · Colombia0.0 kmin this dpt
30 intersecting protected areas
Cuenca Hidrográfica Rio San Jorge
IUCN Not ApplicableWatershed
Integrated Management Regional Districts
Puracé
IUCN IINational Natural Park
Cuenca Hidrográfica Del Río San Juan
IUCN Not ApplicableWatershed
Cuenca Hidrográfica Directos Río Cauca- Río Amagá- Quebrada Sinifaná- NSS
IUCN Not ApplicableWatershed
Integrated Management Regional Districts
Cuenca Hidrográfica del Río Aurrá
IUCN Not ApplicableWatershed
Peque
IUCN VISoil Conservation Districts
BRUT Nativos
IUCN VIIntegrated Management Regional Districts
21 more protected areassorted by area
Integrated Management Regional Districts
Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
Integrated Management Regional Districts
Bocas del Palo
IUCN VISoil Conservation Districts
Guásimo
IUCN VIIntegrated Management Regional Districts
HATOVIEJO
IUCN VIIntegrated Management Regional Districts
La Holanda
IUCN VICivil Society Nature Reserve
La Gloria
IUCN VICivil Society Nature Reserve
El Porvenir 1
IUCN VICivil Society Nature Reserve
Reserva Natural Privada Verdes Horizontes
IUCN Not ApplicablePrivate Nature Reserve
Leguaro
IUCN VICivil Society Nature Reserve
La Palma
IUCN VICivil Society Nature Reserve
La Corcova
IUCN VRecreation Area
El Porvenir 2
IUCN VICivil Society Nature Reserve
Bosque Colindres
IUCN VICivil Society Nature Reserve
Parcela No. 6
IUCN VICivil Society Nature Reserve
Oasis
IUCN VICivil Society Nature Reserve
Reserva Natural Dos Rios
IUCN VICivil Society Nature Reserve
Civil Society Nature Reserve
Bosque Kaukita
IUCN VICivil Society Nature Reserve
Santa Elena
IUCN VICivil Society Nature Reserve
1 page = 1 named river (aggregation of 597 HydroRIVERS v10 segments). Spatial join cached after first hit.
Species present
368 distinct species · 9 533 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 23 species (selected proportionally per kingdom among those with at least one documented interaction here) to keep the graph readable. Hover for details, click to explore the full ecosystem of a species.
ℹ️ The territory contains many more species than displayed and all their documented interactions: the graph is intentionally the structural skeleton (top-N species by composite local score, edges filtered by Serrano 2009 disparity filter α=0.2).
Indicateurs du tissu écologique
Tissu écologique de Río Cauca : 17 espèces reliées par 27 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 10.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 6 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Hydrology (HydroRIVERS v10)
Total length
1 381km
Max discharge
2 242,3m³/s
Max Strahler
7
Segments matched
597
HydroRIVERS v1.0 (Lehner et al. 2019) aggregated by name + main_riv → 1 entity = 1 named river.