The Ambato River is a river of Ecuador. It flows near the city of Ambato. It empties into the Pastaza River, and ultimately via the Amazon into the Atlantic Ocean.

• List of rivers of Ecuador

• Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
• GEOnet Names Server
• Water Resources Assessment of Ecuador

1°14′34″S 78°34′54″W / 1.24264°S 78.58167°W / -1.24264; -78.58167