Cisnes River

The Cisnes River (Spanish for swan) is a river located in the Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Region of the Chilean Patagonia. It runs in east-west direction from the mountains near the border to Argentina and empties into the Pacific Ocean, near the town of Puerto Cisnes at Puyuhuapi Channel. Its characteristic turquoise-blue color is due to the glacial sediments deposited in it. Moro River and Pinchado River are some of the major tributaries of the river.

Cisnes River (Río Cisnes)
From a lookout point at the Carretera Austral, which is also visible in the photo
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Cisnes River in the Aysén Region
Location
CountryChile
Physical characteristics
Mouth 
  location
Puyuhuapi Channel, Pacific Ocean
Length160 km (99 mi)[1]
Basin size5,464 km2 (2,110 sq mi)[1]
Discharge 
  average700 m3/s (25,000 cu ft/s)[2]

See also

References

  1. Cuenca del río Cisnes
  2. "Hidrografía Región de Aysén". Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-03-02.

44°44′52″S 72°42′20″W


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