Copiapó River

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

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]

v t e 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

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 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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