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Rio Cardenas, Panama City, Panama
Panama, Panama, Panama City
Rio Cardenas is one of the eight rivers of Panama City, Panama. Urban contamination is threatening biodiversity in this river. The urban contamination and sediments carried by rain can change the color of the water from yellow to dark green.
- Submitted by
- Juan Medina
- Approved by
- Juan M. Artigas Azas & Jairo Arroyave
- GPS
- 9.0020676, -79.5622635
- Geographical region
- Central America
- Drainage Basin
- Matasnillo basin (basin #142)
- River catchment
- Rio Cardenas
- Water body type
- Rio
- Water body name
- Rio Cardenas
- Water body part
- Water body course
- Water body: tributary of
- Tributary name
Videos above and below water
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Water Chemistry
Water information
- Water type
- fresh-water
- Water color
- Mixed water
- Water transparency
- Medium
- Concentration of sediments
- Medium
- Water temperature
- 28 °C
- Water flow/curent
- Slow
Chemical parameters
- pH
- 7.8
- Conductivity
- 570
- GH
- dGH
- KH
- dKH
- Dissolved Oxygen
Substrate in nature
- Sand
- Grey
- Pebble/Gravel
- Grey
- Stone
- Mixed
- Stone form
- Irregular
- Silt/Mud
- Reddish
- Leaves
- Few
- Driftwood
- Many
- Submerged terrestrial vegetation
- no
Aquatic Biotope
- Date of collecting
- 16/05/2020 & 17/06/2021
- Collecting area
- Water depth
- 0,2m
- Air temperature
- 29 °C
- Sunlight
- Partial shade
Environment
- Environment
- Human settlements
- Human settlements
- Urban area
- Surrounding area
In Clayton Village flows Rio Cardenas, a vulnerable stream protected by an urban forest. Many trees and palm species from the urban forest protect and offer shade to the stream.
Adiantum spp. ferns grow in the clay, while various moss species grow on wood. Water invertebrates and amphibious are not observable during the day. Small spiders hide between rocks. The air is charged with humidity and the temperature is high.
- Underwater landscape
Fishes:
- Neoheterandria tridentiger
- Poecilia gillii
Plants:
The canal consists of red and brown clay. This stream is filled with rocks of differents shapes and sizes. Underwater vegetation is not present.
- Threats to ecology
The river is contaminated with plastic and glass debris. Clothing and fabrics are also trapped in tree roots and palm branches.
Contaminants from urban wastewater and stormwater can change the color of the water, which varies from yellow to dark green.
Riparian zone
- Trees near the aquatic habitat
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