San Carlos Canal

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Canal San Carlos in Las Condes in 2022, looking southwards Canal San Carlos, Las Condes, Santiago 20220619.jpg
Canal San Carlos in Las Condes in 2022, looking southwards

The San Carlos Canal (Spanish: Canal San Carlos) or Maipo Canal is a water supply canal located around the east of Santiago, Chile. [1] [2]

It diverts water from the Maipo River into the Mapocho River. [3] [4]

References

  1. Marley, David (12 September 2005). Historic Cities of the Americas [2 Volumes]: An Illustrated Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. p. 730. ISBN   978-1-57607-027-7.
  2. Borgias, Sophia Layser. "Law, Scarcity, and Social Movements: Water Governance in Chile's Maipo River Basin" (PDF). University of Arizona . Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  3. Hearne, Robert R.; Easter, K. William (1 January 1995). Water Allocation and Water Markets: An Analysis of Gains-from-trade in Chile. World Bank Publications. p. 44. ISBN   978-0-8213-3528-4 . Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  4. Sater, William F.; Collier, Simon (27 October 2022). A History of Chile 1808–2018. Cambridge University Press. p. 556. ISBN   978-1-009-17020-8.