Yura River (Bolivia)

Yura River
Yura River (Bolivia) is located in Bolivia
Yura River (Bolivia)
Location
CountryBolivia
RegionPotosí Department,
Antonio Quijarro Province
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftTacora, Charara, San Juan
 • rightTica Tica

The Yura River is a river of Bolivia in the Potosí Department, Antonio Quijarro Province. Its waters flow to the Pillku Mayu while the river successively receives the names Toropalca, Tumusla, Camblaya and Pilaya.[1] Pilaya River is a right tributary of Pillku Mayu.

The Yura river is dubbed as "Rio Eléctrico" (Electric river) because its importance for hydroelectric generation. Power stations include Kilpani (11,5 MW), Landara (5,2 MW) y Punutuma (2,4 MW) with a total of 19.05 MW.[2] Electric generation started already in 1902 in Landara.[3]

  1. ^ Jorge Molina Carpio, Daniel Espinoza Romero, Balance hídrico superficial de la cuenca alta del río Pilcomayo, La Paz 2005 (Spanish)
  2. ^ https://www.evh.bo/index.php/portfolio/18-rio-electrico Río Eléctrico: Centrales Hidroeléctricas del Río Yura
  3. ^ Potencial y aprovechamiento de la hidroenergía en Bolivia