Cisnes River

River in Chile

Cisnes River (Río Cisnes)

From a lookout point at the Carretera Austral, which is also visible in the photo

Cisnes River in the Aysén Region

Location
Country| Chile
Physical characteristics
Mouth|

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| Puyuhuapi Channel, Pacific Ocean
Length| 160 km (99 mi)[1]
Basin size| 5,464 km2 (2,110 sq mi)[1]
Discharge|
• average| 700 m3/s (25,000 cu ft/s)[2]

The Cisnes River (Spanish for swan) is a river located in the Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Region of the Chilean Patagonia. It runs in east-west direction from the mountains near the border to Argentina and empties into the Pacific Ocean, near the town of Puerto Cisnes at Puyuhuapi Channel. Its characteristic turquoise-blue color is due to the glacial sediments deposited in it. Moro River and Pinchado River are some of the major tributaries of the river.

## See also[edit]

* List of rivers of Chile

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b Cuenca del río Cisnes
2. ^ "Hidrografía Región de Aysén". Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-03-02.

44°44′52″S 72°42′20″W﻿ / ﻿44.747709°S 72.70546°W﻿ / -44.747709; -72.70546

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Hydrography of Aysén Region

Rivers|

* Aisén
* Baker
* Chacabuco
* Cisnes
* Cochrane
* Colonia
* Figueroa
* Ibañéz
* Mañihuales
* Palena
* Pascua
* Pico
* San Tadeo
* Simpson
* Mayer
* Nef

Lakes|

* Cochrane
* Bertrand
* General Carrera
* O'Higgins
* Presidente Ríos
* San Rafael
* Yulton

Glaciers|

* Bernardo
* Colonia
* Exploradores
* Jorge Montt
* Nef
* Northern Patagonian Ice Field
* O'Higgins
* San Quintín
* San Rafael
* Southern Patagonian Ice Field
* Steffen

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