The river is normally dry during much of the year, but can flood and do major damage as the flood disaster in the city of Ica in 1998 (likely linked to the 1997-98 El Niño event). The Ica valley has an average rainfall of 3 mm a year and a fairly uniform temperature throughout the year with a maximum monthly average of 25 °C in February and a minimum of 17 °C in July.
The natural catchment area for the Ica was 7711 km ², but a project that sought to increase and regulate the water supply, using lake Chuqlluqucha, added 392 km ².
^"Rio Ica". GeoNames. National Geospatial Intelligence Agency. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
April 14, 2024
river, confused, with, içá, river, name, lower, reaches, putumayo, river, kilometer, long, river, peru, which, flows, south, from, highlands, huancavelica, region, pacific, ocean, through, region, passing, region, capital, city, american, highway, crossing, pe. Not to be confused with the Ica River the name for the lower reaches of the Putumayo River The Ica is a 220 kilometer long river in Peru which flows south from highlands in Huancavelica Region to the Pacific Ocean through Ica Region and passing the region s capital the city of Ica 1 Ica RiverPan American Highway crossing the Ica in the dry periodLocation of mouthLocationCountryPeruRegionsHuancavelica IcaPhysical characteristicsMouthPacific Ocean coordinates14 52 15 S 75 33 43 W 14 870886 S 75 561981 W 14 870886 75 561981Length220 km 140 mi The river is normally dry during much of the year but can flood and do major damage as the flood disaster in the city of Ica in 1998 likely linked to the 1997 98 El Nino event The Ica valley has an average rainfall of 3 mm a year and a fairly uniform temperature throughout the year with a maximum monthly average of 25 C in February and a minimum of 17 C in July The natural catchment area for the Ica was 7711 km but a project that sought to increase and regulate the water supply using lake Chuqlluqucha added 392 km See also editIca disambiguation List of rivers of Peru List of rivers of the Americas by coastlineReferences edit Rio Ica GeoNames National Geospatial Intelligence Agency Retrieved July 28 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ica River amp oldid 1036263662, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
