Tinguiririca River is a river of Chile located in the

Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins Region The Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins Region ( es, Región del Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins, ), often shortened to O'Higgins Region ( es, Región de O'Higgins), is one of Chile's 16 first order administrative divisions. It is subdi ...

. It rises in the

Andes The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S ...

, at the

confluence In geography, a confluence (also: ''conflux'') occurs where two or more flowing bodies of water join to form a single channel. A confluence can occur in several configurations: at the point where a tributary joins a larger river (main stem); o ...

of the rivers ''Las Damas'' and ''Del Azufre''. From its source, it flows northwest for about 56 km to the vicinity of the city of

San Fernando San Fernando may refer to: People *Ferdinand III of Castile (c. 1200–1252), called ''San Fernando'' (Spanish) or ''Saint Ferdinand'', King of Castile, León, and Galicia Places Argentina *San Fernando de la Buena Vista, city of Greater Buenos ...

. In this portion of its course, the river receives the waters of the tributaries ''Clarillo'' and ''Claro''. Then the river flows southwest and then turns northwest to empty into

Rapel Lake Rapel Lake (Spanish: ''Lago Rapel'' or ''Embalse Rapel'') is an artificial lake created by a dam on the Rapel River. It is located in the Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins Region, Central Chile. The reservoir was created with the aim of feedin ...

The tinguiririca volcano seen from the tinguiririca river valley chile vi region

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Cuenca del río Rapel
Rivers of O'Higgins Region Rivers of Chile {{Chile-river-stub

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