The Claro River is a river of
Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...
located in the
Maule Region. It rises in the Andes, at the confluence of the
Los Cajones River and
Del Planchón River. It empties into the
Teno River
The Teno River is a river located in the Maule Region of central Chile. It begins at the confluence of the ''Malo'' and '' Nacimiento'' rivers. The former originates north of Planchón volcano at Lagunas de Teno. The river flows initially nor ...
near the city of
Los Queñes.
In February 1991, eruptions from the volcanic complex of
Planchón-Peteroa (Planchón (3977 m) and Peteroa (4101 m)) 35 km southeast Los Queñes contaminated the water and killed large numbers of fish.
It was the former training site of the U.S. Olympic slalom kayak team.
See also
*
List of rivers of Chile
Notes
References
* https://web.archive.org/web/20151123130725/http://www.sinia.cl/1292/articles-46115_recurso_teno.pdf
* http://oldpirates.net/Chile/Teno/old_pirates_chile_ct-d.htm
Rivers of Chile
Rivers of Maule Region
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