The Petorca 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 ...
. The catchment of Petorca River has been the subject of a
severe drought the last decades. Lorena Donaire of the environmental organisation
Modatima Modatima, the “Movement for the Defense of Access to Water, Land and Environmental Protection”, is an organization formed in Chile out of the Province of Petorca. The organization was created in 2010 as a response to increased water scarcity in ...
recalls 1985 as the first year Petorca River dried.
See also
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List of rivers of Chile
This list of rivers of Chile includes all the major rivers of Chile. See each article for their tributaries, drainage areas, etc. Usually significant tributaries appear in this list, under the river into which they drain.
Rivers by name
Following ...
References
EVALUACION DE LOS RECURSOS HIDRICOS SUPERFICIALES EN LA CUENCA DEL RIO BIO BIO
Rivers of Chile
Rivers of Valparaíso Region
Petorca
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