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The streams
and rivers of the hydrological system of Bogotá flow east to
west. A group of
small brooks, finding their source in the mountains east of the city, run through the city's outskirts and flow into one of three basins: The Fucha River basin, the Juan
Amarillo river basin, and the Tunjuelito River Basin.
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| Water flows into marshes from rain
or from a water
source like creeks, streams, or rivers. It is no different for La
Conejera, whose water input comes from the La Salitrosa brook (originates in the La Conejera mountain) and from precipitation. |
La Salitrosa Brook
 source: encolombia.com |
The marsh has a semi-permanent body of water of 60 hectares. Its surroundings has high-level terraces, mid-level terraces that flood periodically during the rainy season, and low-level terraces formed by lacustrian deposits (this area was part of the Thumha lake 20,000 years ago). Moving water then flows to the Juan Amarillo River, finally discharging into the Bogotá River |
Point of discharge onto the
Bogotá River |
| source: encolombia.com |
 source: Jurgen Beckers |
Water depth in the marsh ranges from one foot in the shallow areas consumed by invasive floating vegetation, to six feet deep in the more open areas. |
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