List of rivers of Chile

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 (approx. 34 rivers)

List of rivers of the Tarapacá Region (approx. 44 rivers)

List of rivers of the Antofagasta Region (approx. 41 rivers)

List of rivers of the Atacama Region (approx. 61 rivers)

List of rivers of the Coquimbo Region (approx. 121 rivers)

List of rivers of the Valparaíso Region (approx. 174 rivers)

List of rivers of the Santiago Metropolitan Region (approx. 211 rivers)

List of rivers of the O'Higgins Region (approx. 156 rivers)

List of rivers of the Maule Region (approx. 256 rivers)

List of rivers of the Bío Bío Region (approx. 568 rivers)

List of rivers of La Araucanía Region (approx. 662 rivers)

List of rivers of Los Ríos Region (approx. 165 rivers)

List of rivers of Los Lagos Region (approx. 755 rivers)

List of rivers of the Aysén Region (approx. 295 rivers)

List of rivers of the Magallanes Region (approx. 173 rivers)

Information in the lists

This list contains:

1. Name of the stream, in Spanish Language
2. Coordinates are the latitude and longitude of the feature in ± decimal degrees, at the mouth of the stream
3. Link to a map including the Geonameid (a number which uniquely identifies a Geoname feature)
4. Feature Code explained in [1]
5. Other names for the same feature, if any
6. 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 in [2]):

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 underground 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 vehicl 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 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.