Río Frío, Bogotá
Description
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The Río Frío originates on the Páramo de Guerrero at an altitude of 3,700 metres (12,100 ft), in the north of the municipality Zipaquirá. The river flows north and westward before flowing south through Tabio. From there, the river flows eastward through Cajicá to turn south through Chía where in the southern part of the municipality, close to the border with Suba, Bogotá the Río Frío flows into the Bogotá River at an elevation of 2,550 metres (8,370 ft).
In the valley of the Río Frío, shales belonging to the Guaduas Formation are outcropping. Also the Cacho, Bogotá and Chorrera Formations are present in the Río Frío valley. During the Last Glacial Maximum in the Late Pleistocene, the Río Frío deposited conglomerates and sands.
The basin of the Río Frío covers Zipaquirá, Pacho, Subachoque, Tabio, Cogua, Cota, Cajicá and Chía. The cultivation of flowers produces contamination of the Río Frío. The river overflows frequently. Carbon mining is present in the Río Frío basin.
See also
- List of rivers of Colombia
- Altiplano Cundiboyacense
- Bogotá savanna
- Fucha River, Juan Amarillo River, Torca River, Tunjuelo River