Llollelhue River
Llollelhue River (Spanish: Río Llollelhue) is a river in south-central Chile. It originates near Futrono in the vicinities of Ranco Lake and flows then in a general southwestern direction until discharging in Bueno River.[1] The city of La Unión and the locality of Daglipulli are located on its western (or right) bank.[2][3]
| Llollelhue River (Río Llollelhue) | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Chile |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Near Futrono in the vacinities of Ranco Lake |
| Mouth | |
• location | Bueno River |
| Length | 95 km (59 mi)[1] |
Llollelhue River also passes near the village of El Llolly and the locality of Puerto Los Llolles.[4] The river and these two places share an etymology derived from the local word "llolle" meaning fish trap.[4]
References
- "Cuenca del río Bueno" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2007-08-01.
- Solano Astaburuaga, Francisco (1899) [1867]. Diccionario Geográfico de la República de Chile (in Spanish) (2nd ed.). p. 854.
- Solano Astaburuaga, Francisco (1899) [1867]. Diccionario Geográfico de la República de Chile (in Spanish) (2nd ed.). p. 250.
- Álvarez, Ricardo; Munita, Doina; Hernández, Jaime; Barón, Alex; Gálvez, Diego (2012). "Antecedentes etnográficos e históricos de la pesca con nasas (llolles) en el centro sur de Chile" [Ethnographic and historical background of fish trap (Llolles) in south central Chile] (PDF). Revista Austral de Ciencias Sociales (in Spanish). 25: 5–21.
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