Sama River
| Sama River | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Department | Tacna |
| Country | Peru |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • coordinates | 17°28′27″S 70°10′14″W / 17.47428°S 70.17054°W |
| Mouth | Pacific Ocean |
• location | Boca del Río, Peru |
• coordinates | 18°09′47″S 70°40′35″W / 18.16308°S 70.67628°W |
| Length | 164 kilometres (102 mi) |
| Basin size | 4,738 square kilometres (1,829 sq mi) |
Sama River is a river on the Pacific slope, located on the southern coast of Peru, in the department of Tacna. It is born in the Cotanvilque lagoon located in the Andean peaks south of the western mountain range of the Peruvian Andes in the province of Tarata, between the Contanvilque and Cauchina hills, and runs from east to west crossing the coastal desert of Peru to its mouth in the Mar de Grau, located in the province of Tacna.