Copiapó River

Copiapó River
Río Copiapó, through the city of Copiapó
Basin
Source elevation	1,230 ^[1]
River mouth	Pacific Ocean
Size	11,400 km² ^[1]
Countries	Chile
Physiognomy
Length	162 km ^[1]
Avg. discharge	3,7 m3/s ^[2]

Copiapó River is a river of Chile located in the Atacama Region. Starting at the confluence of the Jorquera and Pulido rivers, the Copiapó flows for only 2.5 km before receiving the waters of the Manflas River.^[1]

Hydrography of Atacama Region

Rivers	Copiapó River Manflas River Jorquera River Pulido River Huasco River Del Carmen River Del Tránsito River Salado River (Chañaral) Juncalito River Vega Ancha River Turbio River (Jorquera)

Lakes	Laguna Verde Embalse Santa Juana

References

1 2 3 4 Cuenca del río Copiapó
↑ http://www.ineatacama.cl/archivos%5Cfiles%5Cpdf%5CDivisionPoliticoAdministrativa%5Catacama.pdf

Coordinates: 27°19′S 70°56′W / 27.317°S 70.933°W / -27.317; -70.933

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