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Olmos River

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Olmos irrigation project
Notes and references

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2015}}Olmos River (Río Olmos), is a river in the Lambayeque Region in northwestern Peru.^[1] It flows off the west slopes of the Andes and its tributaries, such as Los Boliches, carry little additional water.^[2] As a result, it is a low flow stream, intermittent in its lower reaches only flowing during the rainy season (mid November to mid April). Before it can reach the Pacific Ocean it disappears into the alluvium of the Sechura Desert.^[3] The Olmos River is {{Convert|91|km|mi|0}} long and its river basin covers {{Convert|965.0|sqkm|sqmi|0}}.^[3]

The river starts in Huancabamba Province and flows south and west into Olmos District of Lambayeque Region. It passes just south of the town of Olmos, from which the river takes its name.

Olmos irrigation project

The Olmos irrigation project diverts {{Convert|32.4|m3/s|cuft/s|0}} of water from the Tabacones River, a tributary of the Huancabamba River, at the Limón dam via a 24 km tunnel to the Olmos River.^[3] The diversion includes a hydroelectric power plant and it irrigates about {{Convert|400|sqkm|acre|0}} in the Pampas de Olmos.^[3]

Notes and references

1. ^{{GEOnet2|32FA8846D9BB3774E0440003BA962ED3|Río de Olmos (Approved - N)}}, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
2. ^{{Cite web|title=Distrito de Olmos: Hidrografía|publisher=Municipalidad Distrital de Olmos|url=http://www.muniolmos.gob.pe/paginaolmos/html/orografia.htm |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080905153622/http://www.muniolmos.gob.pe/paginaolmos/html/orografia.htm |archivedate=5 September 2008|deadurl=yes}}
3. ^¹²³{{Cite web|author=Direccion General de Electridad, Ministerio de Energia y Minas, Republica del Peru |title=Evaluacion del Potencial Hidroelectrico Nacional Volume XII, Cuencas Costa Norte|url=http://www.minem.gob.pe/minem/archivos/file/Electricidad/potencial/Volumen12/PeruPotHidro_vol12.pdf |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130118000538/http://www.minem.gob.pe/minem/archivos/file/Electricidad/potencial/Volumen12/PeruPotHidro_vol12.pdf |archivedate=18 January 2013 |deadurl=no}}

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