Limarí River is a river of Chile located in the

Coquimbo Region The Coquimbo Region ( es, Región de Coquimbo, ) is one of Chile's 16 regions (first order administrative divisions). It is bordered by Atacama to the north, Valparaíso to the south, Argentina to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the west ...

. The river is formed at the confluence of the

Hurtado Hurtado is a Spanish surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Alberto Hurtado (1901–1952), Chilean Jesuit priest, lawyer, social worker and writer *Álvaro Gómez Hurtado (1919–1995), Colombian lawyer, politician, and journalist * A ...

and Grande rivers, about 4 km east of the city of

Ovalle Ovalle is a city in the Coquimbo Region of Chile, founded in 1831 as a settlement. It has a population of more than 113,000 people. The name Ovalle was chosen to honor to Chile's vice-president, José Tomás Ovalle. Ovalle is the capital of th ...

. The lower course of the river borders the southern portion of Bosque de Fray Jorge National Park. This

watershed Watershed is a hydrological term, which has been adopted in other fields in a more or less figurative sense. It may refer to: Hydrology * Drainage divide, the line that separates neighbouring drainage basins * Drainage basin, called a "watershe ...

includes presence of the

endangered An endangered species is a species that is very likely to become extinct in the near future, either worldwide or in a particular political jurisdiction. Endangered species may be at risk due to factors such as habitat loss, poaching and in ...

Chilean Wine Palm, '' Jubaea chilensis'', which prehistorically had a much broader distribution,C. Michael Hogan. 2008
''Chilean Wine Palm: Jubaea chilensis'', GlobalTwitcher.com, ed. N. Stromberg
but presently is

threatened Threatened species are any species (including animals, plants and fungi) which are vulnerable to endangerment in the near future. Species that are threatened are sometimes characterised by the population dynamics measure of '' critical depe ...

by the expanding human population in central Chile.

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Cuenca del Río Limarí
Dirección general de aguas, Ministerio de Obras Públicas, Gobierno de Chile Rivers of Chile Rivers of Coquimbo Region {{Chile-river-stub

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