Yelcho River

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Yelcho River
Rio yelcho.JPG
Location
Country Chile
Physical characteristics
Source 
  location Yelcho lake
Mouth  
  location
Gulf of Corcovado
  elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Basin size11,515 km2 (4,446 sq mi)
Discharge 
  average360 m3/s (13,000 cu ft/s) [1]

The Yelcho River is a river in the Los Lagos Region of southern Chile.

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References

  1. "Hidrografía Región de los Lagos". Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-03-02.

Coordinates: 42°57′22″S72°45′03″W / 42.9561°S 72.7508°W / -42.9561; -72.7508