Llollelhue River ( es, Río Llollelhue) is a river in
south-central Chile. It originates near
Futrono in the vicinities of
Ranco Lake
Ranco Lake ( es, Lago Ranco) is located in Ranco Province of Chile. It is the largest lake of Los Ríos Region and the fourth largest in Chile. Administratively Ranco Lake is split into three communes; La Unión, Futrono and Lago Ranco. The l ...
and flows then in a general southwestern direction until discharging in
Bueno River
Bueno River (Spanish: ''Río Bueno'') is a river in southern Chile. It originates in Ranco Lake and like most of Chile rivers it drains into the Pacific Ocean at the southern boundary of the Valdivian Coastal Reserve. Its lower flow forms the bo ...
.
The city of
La Unión and the locality of
Daglipulli are located on its western (or right) bank.
Llollelhue River also passes near the village of
El Llolly and the locality of
Puerto Los Llolles.
The river and these two places share an etymology derived from the local word "llolle" meaning
fish trap
A fish trap is a trap used for fishing. Fish traps include fishing weirs, lobster traps, and some fishing nets such as fyke nets.
Traps are culturally almost universal and seem to have been independently invented many times. There are two ma ...
.
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References
Rivers of Los Ríos Region
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