Volcán River

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Volcán River
San José Volcano looming in the distance.
Mouth	Maipo River
Basin countries	Chile
Length	54 km ^[1]
Basin area	507 km² ^[1]

Volcán River is the river tributary to the Maipo River. Its course lies completely in the Andes of the Santiago Metropolitan Region. The river and its tributaries drain, among other areas, the Chilean slopes of San José Volcano and El Morado Natural Monument area.

v t e Hydrography of Santiago Metropolitan Region

Rivers	Maipo River Mapocho River Blanco River Volcán River Yeso River Colorado River (Chile)

Lakes	Embalse El Yeso Laguna del Inca Laguna de Aculeo

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 Niemeyer, Hans; Cereceda, Pilar (1984). Geografía de Chile — Tomo VIII: Hidrografía (in Spanish). Instituto Geográfico Militar.

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