Cisnes River (Río Cisnes) | |
Mouth Location: | Puyuhuapi Channel, Pacific Ocean |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | Chile |
Length: | 160km (100miles)[1] |
Discharge1 Avg: | 700m3/s[2] |
Basin Size: | 5464km2 |
The Cisnes River (Spanish for swan) is a river located in the Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Region of the Chilean Patagonia. It runs in east-west direction from the mountains near the border to Argentina and empties into the Pacific Ocean, near the town of Puerto Cisnes at Puyuhuapi Channel. Its characteristic turquoise-blue color is due to the glacial sediments deposited in it. Moro River and Pinchado River are some of the major tributaries of the river.