List of rivers of Chile
# List of rivers of Chile

This list of rivers of Chile includes all the major rivers of Chile. See each article for their tributaries, drainage areas, etc. Usually significant tributaries appear in this list, under the river into which they drain.

## Rivers by name

Following lists show the information of GeoNames ordered by names:

* List of rivers of Chile (A–C)
* List of rivers of Chile (D–O)
* List of rivers of Chile (P–Z)

## Rivers by region

The lists of rivers by region are:

* List of rivers of the Arica y Parinacota Region (approximately 34 rivers)
* List of rivers of the Tarapacá Region (approximately 44 rivers)
* List of rivers of the Antofagasta Region (approximately 41 rivers)
* List of rivers of the Atacama Region (approximately 61 rivers)
* List of rivers of the Coquimbo Region (approximately 121 rivers)
* List of rivers of the Valparaíso Region (approximately 174 rivers)
* List of rivers of the Santiago Metropolitan Region (approximately 211 rivers)
* List of rivers of the O'Higgins Region (approximately 156 rivers)
* List of rivers of the Maule Region (approximately 256 rivers)
* List of rivers of the Bío Bío Region (approximately 568 rivers)
* List of rivers of La Araucanía Region (approximately 662 rivers)
* List of rivers of Los Ríos Region (approximately 165 rivers)
* List of rivers of Los Lagos Region (approximately 755 rivers)
* List of rivers of the Aysén Region (approximately 297 rivers)
* List of rivers of the Magallanes Region (approximately 173 rivers)

## Information in the lists

This list contains:

* Name of the stream, in Spanish
* Coordinates are the latitude and longitude of the feature in ± decimal degrees, at the mouth of the stream
* Link to a map including the Geonameid (a number which uniquely identifies a Geoname feature)
* Feature Code explained in
* Other names for the same feature, if any
* Basin countries additional to Chile, if any

Among all the features recorded in the GeoNames database, Wikipedia has arbitrarily selected for these lists features named "Rio", "Rio", "Canal", "Arroyo", "Estero", "Riachuelo" and they must contain one of following Feature Codes (explained in ):

    RPDS: rapids, a turbulent section of a stream associated with a steep, irregular stream bed
    CHN: channel, the deepest part of a stream, bay, lagoon, or strait, through which the main current flows
    CNLA: aqueduct, a conduit used to carry water
    CNLB: canal bend, a conspicuously curved or bent section of a canal
    CNLD: drainage canal, an artificial waterway carrying water away from a wetland or from drainage ditches
    CNLI: irrigation canal, a canal which serves as a main conduit for irrigation water
    CNLN: navigation canal(s), a watercourse constructed for navigation of vessels
    CNLSB: underground irrigation canal(s), a gently inclined tunnel bringing water for irrigation from aquifers
    CRKT: tidal creek(s) a meandering channel in a coastal wetland subject to bi-directional tidal currents
    DTCH: ditch, a small artificial watercourse dug for draining or irrigating the land
    DTCHI: irrigation ditch, a ditch which serves to distribute irrigation water
    DTCHD: drainage ditch, a ditch which serves to drain the land
    ESTY: estuary, a funnel-shaped stream mouth or embayment where fresh water mixes with sea water under tidal influences
    FORD: ford, a shallow part of a stream which can be crossed on foot or by land vehicle
    SBED: dry stream bed, a channel formerly containing the water of a stream
    STM: stream, a body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land
    STMA: anabranch, a diverging branch flowing out of a main stream and rejoining it downstream
    STMB: stream bend, a conspicuously curved or bent segment of a stream
    STMC: canalized stream, a stream that has been substantially ditched, diked, or straightened
    STMD: distributary(-ies), a branch which flows away from the main stream, as in a delta or irrigation canal
    STMH: headwaters, the source and upper part of a stream, including the upper drainage basin
    STMI: intermittent stream
    STMIX: section of intermittent stream
    STMM: stream mouth(s), a place where a stream discharges into a lagoon, lake, or the sea
    STMQ: abandoned watercourse, a former stream or distributary no longer carrying flowing water, but still evident due to lakes, wetland, topographic or vegetation patterns
    STMS: streams, bodies of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land
    STMSB: lost river, a surface stream that disappears into an underground channel, or dries up in an arid area
    STMX: section of stream
    TNLC: canal tunnel, a tunnel through which a canal passes
    WTRC: watercourse, a natural, well-defined channel produced by flowing water, or an artificial channel designed to carry flowing water
    WTRH: waterhole(s), a natural hole, hollow, or small depression that contains water, used by man and animals, especially in arid areas

## Rivers by latitude

Note: The rivers are ordered by the latitude of their outflows into the ocean, lakes, other rivers or out of Chile respectively.

## Largest rivers by basin area

Note: The rivers are ordered by their drainage basin area within Chile.

Rivers with a basin area of more than 10,000 km² :

| Rank | Name | Basin area | Length |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Loa River | 33,570 km² | 440 km |
| 2 | Baker River | 26,726 km² | 170 km |
| 3 | Bío-Bío River | 24,264 km² | 380 km |
| 4 | Maule River | 20,600 km² | 240 km |
| 5 | Bueno River | 15,367 km² | 130 km |
| 6 | Maipo River | 15,304 km² | 250 km |
| 7 | Pascua River | 14,760 km² | 62 km |
| 8 | Rapel $River^1$ | 13,695 km² | 167 km |
| 9 | Imperial River | 12.763 km² | 55 km |
| 10 | Limarí River | 11,800 km² | 64 km |
| 11 | Aysén River | 11,427 km² | 26 km |
| 12 | Copiapó River | 11,400 km² | 162 km |
| 13 | Itata River | 11,294 km² | 140 km |
| 14 | Valdivia $River^2$ | 10,275 km² | 140 km |

Notes:

* $^1The$ length in the list is that of the tributary Tinguiririca River
* $^2The$ length in the list is the sum of Valdivia and Cruces River. The length of the proper Valdivia River is 15 km.
