Iñaque River ( es, río Iñaque) is a river in

Los Ríos Region The Los Ríos Region (Spanish: ''Región de Los Ríos'', , ''Region of the Rivers'') is one of Chile's 16 regions, the country's first-order administrative divisions. Its capital is Valdivia. It began to operate as a region on October 2, 2007, ...

, Chile. The river originates near the town of

Panguipulli Panguipulli ( ; Mapudungun for "hill of the puma") is a city and commune in Valdivia Province, southern Chile, administered by the Municipality of Panguipulli. It is located on the western edge of Panguipulli Lake, and is on a moraine in the Chi ...

and flows west passing through the town of

Máfil Máfil (Mapudungun for ''embraced between rivers'') is a town and commune of the Valdivia Province, Los Ríos Region in southern Chile, about 30 km northeast of Valdivia. The main economic activities of Máfil are forestry, cattle farming, c ...

before changing name to

Pichoy River The Pichoy River is a river of Chile. The invasive plant species ''Limnobium laevigatum'' is present in the river. See also *List of rivers of Chile This list of rivers of Chile includes all the major rivers of Chile. See each article for their t ...

. The river has a pluvial regime. A hanging bridge over the river exists since 1931. The river has been mined for

alluvial Alluvium (from Latin ''alluvius'', from ''alluere'' 'to wash against') is loose clay, silt, sand, or gravel that has been deposited by running water in a stream bed, on a floodplain, in an alluvial fan or beach, or in similar settings. Alluv ...

gold Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au (from la, aurum) and atomic number 79. This makes it one of the higher atomic number elements that occur naturally. It is a bright, slightly orange-yellow, dense, soft, malleable, and ductile met ...

at Madre de Dios.

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* Rivers of Chile Rivers of Los Ríos Region {{Chile-river-stub