Aconcagua River

The Aconcagua River is a river that flows from east to west through the Valparaíso region in north central Chile and flows into the Pacific Ocean  north of Valparaíso.

Although it has the same name, the Aconcagua river does not starts in the slopes of Aconcagua, which is in Argentina about  from the beginning of the river, in Chilean territory.

Geography
The Aconcagua river has a length of , and a drainage basin with an area of approximately .

Course
The Aconcagua river starts on the Andes at an elevation of about , at the confluence of two rivers:
 Juncal river, that starts in the Nevado Juncal mountain; it is  long.
 Blanco river, that is  long.

From its start, the river flows through the Aconcagua valley. Before the city of Los Andes, the river is joined, as a right tributary, by the Colorado river,  long, and then, after the city of San Felipe, by the Putaendo river, also a right tributary with a length of .

The river keeps flowing to the west, running through the cities of La Calera and Quillota, in the Quillota province. Finally, the Aconcagua river flows in the Pacific Ocean at the city of Concón, in the Valparaíso province.

Main tributaries 
The main tributaries of the Aconcagua river are:

Left tributaries:
 Estero Los Loros - 18 km

Right tributaries:
 Colorado- 58 km
 Putaendo - 34 km
 Estero Quilpué - 47 km
 Estero Limache

Related pages
 List of rivers of Chile

References

Other websites

 Cuenca Río Aconcagua  
 Saneamiento de los ríos Aconcagua y La Ligua  

Category:Rivers of Chile
Category:Valparaíso Region