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The
Río Atrato is a
river of northwestern
Colombia. It rises in the slopes of the
Western Cordillera and flows almost due north to the
Gulf of Urabá (or
Gulf of Darién), where it forms a large,
swampy
delta.
Its course crosses the department of
Chocó, forming that department's border with neighbouring
Antioquia on two occasions.
Its total length is about 650 km (400 miles), and it's navigable as far as
Quibdó (400 km / 250 mi).
Flowing through a narrow valley between the Cordillera and coastal range, it has only short tributaries, the principal ones being the
Río Truando, the
Río Sucio, and the
Río Murri. The
gold and
platinum mines of Chocó line some of its confluents, and the river sands are auriferous.
The Atrato at one time attracted considerable attention as a feasible route for a trans-isthmian
canal, but any such plans were abandoned in favour of the
Panama Canal.
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