This list of rivers of Chile includes all the major rivers of

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. See each article for their tributaries, drainage areas, etc. Usually significant

tributaries A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drain ...

appear in this list, under the river into which they drain.

Rivers by name

Following lists show the information of GeoNames ordered by names: * List of rivers of Chile (A–C) * List of rivers of Chile (D–O) * List of rivers of Chile (P–Z)

Rivers by region

The lists of rivers by region are: * List of rivers of the Arica y Parinacota Region (approximately 34 rivers) * List of rivers of the Tarapacá Region (approximately 44 rivers) * List of rivers of the Antofagasta Region (approximately 41 rivers) * List of rivers of the Atacama Region (approximately 61 rivers) *

List of rivers of the Coquimbo Region The information regarding List of rivers in the Coquimbo Region on this page has been compiled from the data supplied by GeoNames.The GeoNames country data of Chile data was retrieved on September 7, 2014, from http://download.geonames.org/export ...

(approximately 121 rivers) * List of rivers of the Valparaíso Region (approximately 174 rivers) *

List of rivers of the Santiago Metropolitan Region This is a list of rivers in the Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile. Data in this article has been compiled from the data supplied by GeoNames.GeoNames country data of Chile, retrieved September 7, 2014, from http://download.geonames.org/export/d ...

Information in the lists

This list contains: # Name of the stream, in Spanish # Coordinates are the latitude and longitude of the feature in ± decimal degrees, at the mouth of the stream # Link to a map including th
''Geonameid''
(a number which uniquely identifies a Geoname feature) # Feature Code explained i

# Other names for the same feature, if any # Basin countries additional to Chile, if any Among all the features recorded in the GeoNames database, Wikipedia has arbitrarily selected for these lists features named "Rio", "Rio", "Canal", "Arroyo", "Estero", "Riachuelo" and they must contain one of following ''Feature Codes'' (explained i

: :RPDS: rapids, a turbulent section of a stream associated with a steep, irregular stream bed :CHN: channel, the deepest part of a stream, bay, lagoon, or strait, through which the main current flows :CNLA: aqueduct, a conduit used to carry water :CNLB: canal bend, a conspicuously curved or bent section of a canal :CNLD: drainage canal, an artificial waterway carrying water away from a wetland or from drainage ditches :CNLI: irrigation canal, a canal which serves as a main conduit for irrigation water :CNLN: navigation canal(s), a watercourse constructed for navigation of vessels :CNLSB: underground irrigation canal(s), a gently inclined tunnel bringing water for irrigation from aquifers :CRKT: tidal creek(s) a meandering channel in a coastal wetland subject to bi-directional tidal currents :DTCH: ditch, a small artificial watercourse dug for draining or irrigating the land :DTCHI: irrigation ditch, a ditch which serves to distribute irrigation water :DTCHD: drainage ditch, a ditch which serves to drain the land :ESTY: estuary, a funnel-shaped stream mouth or embayment where fresh water mixes with sea water under tidal influences :FORD: ford, a shallow part of a stream which can be crossed on foot or by land vehicle :SBED: dry stream bed, a channel formerly containing the water of a stream :STM: stream, a body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land :STMA: anabranch, a diverging branch flowing out of a main stream and rejoining it downstream :STMB: stream bend, a conspicuously curved or bent segment of a stream :STMC: canalized stream, a stream that has been substantially ditched, diked, or straightened :STMD: distributary(-ies), a branch which flows away from the main stream, as in a delta or irrigation canal :STMH: headwaters, the source and upper part of a stream, including the upper drainage basin :STMI: intermittent stream :STMIX: section of intermittent stream :STMM: stream mouth(s), a place where a stream discharges into a lagoon, lake, or the sea :STMQ: abandoned watercourse, a former stream or distributary no longer carrying flowing water, but still evident due to lakes, wetland, topographic or vegetation patterns :STMS: streams, bodies of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land :STMSB: lost river, a surface stream that disappears into an underground channel, or dries up in an arid area :STMX: section of stream :TNLC: canal tunnel, a tunnel through which a canal passes :WTRC: watercourse, a natural, well-defined channel produced by flowing water, or an artificial channel designed to carry flowing water :WTRH: waterhole(s), a natural hole, hollow, or small depression that contains water, used by man and animals, especially in arid areas

Rivers by latitude

Note: The rivers are ordered by the latitude of their outflows into the ocean, lakes, other rivers or out of Chile respectively.

Largest rivers by basin area

Note: The rivers are ordered by their

drainage basin A drainage basin is an area of land where all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean. A basin is separated from adjacent basins by a perimeter, ...

area within Chile. Notes: *¹The length in the list is that of the tributary Tinguiririca River *²The length in the list is the sum of Valdivia and Cruces River. The length of the proper Valdivia River is 15 km.

References

External links

Rivers of Chile

Base de Datos Hidrográfica de Chile
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Rivers A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wate ...