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) | |
|---|---|
.jpg) From a lookout point at the Carretera Austral, which is also visible in the photo | |
Cisnes River in the Aysén Region | |
| Location | |
| Country | Chile |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• location | Puyuhuapi Channel, Pacific Ocean |
| Length | 160 km (99 mi)[1] |
| Basin size | 5,464 km2 (2,110 sq mi)[1] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 700 m3/s (25,000 cu ft/s)[2] |
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Cuenca del río Cisnes
- ^ "Hidrografía Región de Aysén". Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-03-02.
44°44′52″S 72°42′20″W / 44.747709°S 72.70546°W
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