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The Medellín River (Spanish: Río Medellín), called Porce River (Spanish: Río Porce) during most of its course, is a river that flows through the Colombian city of Medellín and its metropolitan area. For many years an organization called Mi Río (My River) was involved in river cleanup projects.

Medellín River
Medellín River

For the river's first 60 kilometres (37 mi), it is referred to as the Medellín, and after that it is known as the Porce. It is a tributary of the Nechi River, which flows in turn into the Cauca River.[1]

Every year, the Christmas lighting of Medellín takes place on the Medellín River.


Porce III Dam


The river is the site of the Porce III Dam, which was completed in 2011.[2][3]


References


  1. "Qualifying rounds in Colombian project". International Water Power & Dam Construction. 19 August 2004. Archived from the original on 25 May 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
  2. "Search News | IADB".
  3. "INGETEC S.A. - Ingenieros Consultores". Archived from the original on 2007-10-24. Retrieved 2008-09-16.



На других языках


[de] Río Medellín

Der Río Medellín ist der etwa 100 km lange rechte Quellfluss des Río Porce im nördlichen Zentral-Kolumbien, im Departamento de Antioquia.
- [en] Medellín River

[it] Medellín (fiume)

Il fiume Medellín (in spagnolo: Rio Medellín), chiamato anche Rio Porce per un tratto del suo corso, scende dal Monte San Miguel, territorio del comune di Caucas ove nasce, e percorre per circa 100 km la valle d'Aburrá toccando anche la città di Medellín per poi sboccare nel Rio Nechí, a sua volta affluente del fiume Cauca. Fortemente inquinato, le municipalità che attraversa hanno cercato e cercano di bonificarlo installando impianti di depurazione, il primo dei quali entrò in azione nel 1990 nella città di Itagüí.

[ru] Порсе

Порсе[1] (Медельи́н[источник не указан 3447 дней], исп. Río Medellín) — река в Колумбии.



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