Maullín River

Maullín River
Origin	Llanquihue Lake
Mouth	Pacific Ocean
Basin countries	Chile
Length	85 km [1]
Basin area	3,972 km² [1]

Maullín River is a river of Chile located in the Los Lagos Region. The river originates as the outflow of Llanquihue Lake, and flows generally southwestward, over a number of small waterfalls, emptying into the Gulf of Coronados. ^[2] The lower course of the river is actually a tidal estuary.

History

The river was first explored extensivelly in 1856 and 1857 by the Chilean Navy officers Francisco Hudson and Francisco Vidal Gormaz.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Cuenca del río Maullín
2. ^ Image Science and Analysis Laboratory, NASA-Johnson Space Center. NM23-720-597 Maullin River, Puerto Montt, Chile Winter/Spring 1997 (16 Jul. 2007)