- Aconcagua River
The Aconcagua River is a river in
Chile that rises from the joint of two minor tributary rivers at convert|1430|m above sea level in theAndes , Juncal river from the east (which rise in the Juncal mountain) and Blanco river from the south east. Aconcagua river flows westward through a broad valley, the Valle del Aconcagua (Aconcagua's Valley), and enters thePacific ocean convert|20|km north ofValparaíso .The river has a course of about convert|142|km, and its waters irrigate the most populous sections of the Chilean provinces of
San Felipe de Aconcagua and Los Andes, being the most important economic resource of those regions. During the course of the Aconcagua river, it receives the contribution of many others rivers and swamps, reaching a mean flow of convert|39|m3/s.Although it has the same name, Aconcagua river does not rise in the slopes of the mount
Aconcagua , which is entirely inArgentina about convert|20|km from the beginning of the river, in the Chilean territory.References
* [http://www.sinia.cl/1292/articles-31018_Aconcagua.pdf Cuenca del río Aconcagua]
*Niemeyer, Hans; Cereceda, Pilar (1983), Geografía de Chile — Tomo VIII: Hidrografía, 1º edición, Santiago de Chile: Instituto Geográfico Militar.
*Gobierno de Chile, Ministerio de Obras Públicas, Dirección General de Aguas (2004) Cuenca del Río Aconcagua, Diagnóstico y Clasificación de los Cursos y Cuerpos de Agua Según Objetivos de Calidad*1911
External links
* [http://www2.redenlaces.cl/webeducativos/hidrografia/zona2/cuenca5.htm Aconcagua River Map]
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