The Figueroa River is a river in the Aysén Region of southern Chile in South America.[3] It runs only sixty-one kilometers from Green Lake (Lago Verde) to Rosselot Lake, but is considered an exceptional trout steam for fly fishing,[4][5] as well as for kayaking and white-water rafting.[6][7] It is part of the Palena River watershed (catchment basin), and its largest tributary is the Pico River.[2]
| Figueroa River Río Figueroa[1] | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Chile |
| Region | Aysén |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Lago Verde |
| • location | Lago Verde Comuna |
| • coordinates | 44°13′39″S 71°54′22″W / 44.22750°S 71.90611°W |
| • elevation | 413 m (1,355 ft) |
| Mouth | Rosselot Lake |
• location | Cisnes Comuna |
• coordinates | 44°02′26″S 72°17′58″W / 44.04056°S 72.29944°W |
• elevation | 85 m (279 ft) |
| Length | 61 km (38 mi) |
| Basin size | 3,953 km2 (1,526 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | mouth |
| • average | 500 m3/s (18,000 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Pico River |
| [2] | |
The Figueroa River runs through mountainous terrain with often steep sided to sheer banks. Erosion has increased in the last fifty years as the mountains sides are burned to clear them for pasturage.[2]
Notes and references edit
- ^ Río Figueroa (Approved - N) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- ^ a b c "El Problema / Ríos en Peligro" (in Spanish). The Patagonia Without Dams Campaign In Chile. Archived from the original on 26 September 2015.
- ^ "Los 10 rios mas impresionantes de Carretera Austral, Patagonia - Chile" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 15 August 2015.
- ^ "Flyfishing on rivers in Chile - The Patagonian BaseCamp". First Nature. Archived from the original on 15 August 2015.
- ^ "Salmones del Lago Rosselot" (in Spanish). InterPatagonia. Archived from the original on 15 August 2015.
- ^ "Río Figueroa". Rivers of Chile.
- ^ "Figueroa River". Expediciones Chile.
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