Ubaté River
title: "Ubaté River" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["rivers-of-colombia", "geography-of-cundinamarca-department", "altiplano-cundiboyacense"] topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubaté_River" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Ubaté River |
| native_name | es |
| name_etymology | Muysccubun: "bloodied land" or "sower of the mouth" |
| pushpin_map | Colombia |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location of the Ubaté River in Colombia |
| source1_coordinates | |
| mouth_coordinates | |
| subdivision_type1 | Country |
| subdivision_name1 | Colombia |
| subdivision_type2 | Department |
| subdivision_name2 | Cundinamarca |
| subdivision_type3 | Municipalities |
| subdivision_name3 | |
| source1_location | Tausa |
| source1_elevation | 3550 m |
| mouth | Lake Fúquene |
| mouth_location | Fúquene |
| mouth_elevation | 2543 m |
| river_system | Confluence of El Hato River & La Playa River |
| basin_size | 293 km2 |
| waterbodies | Lake Fúquene |
| length | 49 km |
| :: |
| name = Ubaté River | native_name =es | name_other = | name_etymology = Muysccubun: "bloodied land" or "sower of the mouth" | image = | image_size = | image_caption = | image_alt = | map = | map_size = | map_caption = | map_alt = | pushpin_map = Colombia | pushpin_map_caption= Location of the Ubaté River in Colombia | source1_coordinates= | mouth_coordinates = | subdivision_type1 = Country | subdivision_name1 = Colombia | subdivision_type2 = Department | subdivision_name2 = Cundinamarca | subdivision_type3 = Municipalities | subdivision_name3 = | subdivision_type4 = | subdivision_name4 = | subdivision_type5 = | subdivision_name5 = | source1 = | source1_location = Tausa | source1_elevation = 3550 m | mouth = Lake Fúquene | mouth_location = Fúquene | mouth_elevation = 2543 m | progression = | river_system = Confluence of El Hato River & La Playa River | basin_size = 293 km2 | basin_landmarks = | basin_population = | tributaries_left = | tributaries_right = | waterbodies = Lake Fúquene | waterfalls = | bridges = | ports = | length = 49 km | width_min = | width_avg = | width_max = | depth_min = | depth_avg = | depth_max = | discharge1_location= | discharge1_min = | discharge1_avg = | discharge1_max = | custom_label = | custom_data = | extra = The Ubaté River is a river on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense, Cundinamarca, Colombia.
Etymology
The name Ubaté comes from the native name "Ebate", in Muysccubun meaning "bloodied land" or "sower of the mouth".
Description
| width = 330 | caption = Source and mouth of the Ubaté River on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense | places = | lat_deg = 5.173366 | lon_deg = -73.893459 | mark = Turquoise pog.svg | label = | lat_deg = 5.440070 | lon_deg = -73.739562 | mark = Cyan pog.svg | label = | position = right The Ubaté River originates as the confluence of the El Hato and La Playa Rivers. El Hato River originates in the municipality Tausa. The Ubaté River flows northward through the Ubaté-Chiquinquirá Valley and drains into Lake Fúquene, at the border with Boyacá.
References
References
- "GNF - Laguna Fúquene".
- N., N. "Plan de ordenamiento Fúquene - Cuenca regional Ubaté-Chiquinquirá". N.N..
- {{in lang. es [http://www.ubate-cundinamarca.gov.co/informacion_general.shtml Official website Ubaté] {{Webarchive. link. (2014-03-10)
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