The Puelo River has its origin in
Lake Puelo in
Argentine
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, and flows north-west through
the
Andes
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into
Chile
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and the
Reloncaví Estuary
Reloncaví Estuary (Spanish: Esturario de Reloncaví, archaic: Sin Fondo) is a fjord off Reloncaví Sound, located in the Los Lagos Region of Chile. Several National Parks and Wilderness Areas are situated in the vicinity of this fjord. Among t ...
of the
Reloncaví Sound
Reloncaví Sound or ''Seno de Reloncaví'' is a body of water immediately south of Puerto Montt, a port city in the Los Lagos Region of Chile. It is the place where the Chilean Central Valley meets the Pacific Ocean.
The Calbuco Archipelago com ...
at the northern end of the
Gulf of Ancud 250px, Map of the Sea of Chiloé and nearby roads. The Gulf of Ancud is seen in the centre of the upper half.
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.
Course
Just downstream from its source in
Puelo Lake
Lake Puelo ( es, Lago Puelo) is a lake located in the northern part of Chubut Province, in Argentine Patagonia. Of fluvial-glacial origin, its deepest point is 180 meters. The narrow L-shaped lake is surrounded by Lago Puelo National Park.
The ...
, the river enters Inferior Lake.
After leaving the lake, the river flows in a generally northwesterly direction, receiving the waters of a chain of lakes, the largest being Azul and Las Rocas. It also receives the waters of Ventisquero and Traidor rivers. A part of the northernmost border of
Pumalín Park approximately parallels the course of the Ventisquero River. Traidor River rises in
Hornopirén National Park
Hornopirén National Park () is located in the Andes, in the Palena Province of Chile's Los Lagos Region, also known as Region X. The park contains of rugged mountains and unspoiled Valdivian temperate rain forests. This national park borders t ...
.
A large northern tributary of the Puelo, the
Manso, has its sources in
Mascardi Lake
Mascardi Lake ( es, Lago Mascardi, ) is in the lake region of northern Patagonia in Río Negro Province of Argentina. The lake is near the resort city of Bariloche and is within the Nahuel Huapi National Park. The lake, of glacial origin, is named ...
and other lakes and streams south-east of the Cerro
Tronador
Tronador ( es, Cerro Tronador) is an extinct stratovolcano in the southern Andes, located along the border between Argentina and Chile, near the Argentine city of Bariloche. The mountain was named ''Tronador'' (Spanish for "Thunderer") by locals ...
, also in Argentina, and flows south-west through the Andes to unite with the Puelo a few kilometers west of the
72nd meridian.
Puelo river's lower course is impeded in such a manner as to form three small lakes, called Superior, Inferior and the Tagua Tagua Lake.
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References
Puelo River
The Puelo River has its origin in Lake Puelo in Argentine, and flows north-west through
the Andes into Chile and the Reloncaví Estuary of the Reloncaví Sound at the northern end of the Gulf of Ancud.
Course
Just downstream from its source in ...
Puelo River
The Puelo River has its origin in Lake Puelo in Argentine, and flows north-west through
the Andes into Chile and the Reloncaví Estuary of the Reloncaví Sound at the northern end of the Gulf of Ancud.
Course
Just downstream from its source in ...
Rivers of Los Lagos Region
Rivers of Chubut Province
International rivers of South America
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