Caracterización morfométrica de la microcuenca de la quebrada los Andes, El Carmen de Viboral, Antioquia-Colombia

some morphometric characteristic were evaluated in the watershed of creek los andes department of antioquia (colombia). the headwater has a small area (<20km2) with main direction in the axis s-n, with an elevation range between 2.700 and 2.200 m. asl. it presents a network of drainage well structured, for which presents a time of concentration of the water over 5 hours. the watershed is of class kc2 with a high slope and a system of drainage subdendritic. this research permitted to identify the uses of the soil, being the adequate use the one that presented greater percentage (55%) and the use is recommended conservationist in general for all headwater.