Petrohué River

Petrohué River
The river features emerald color water.
Basin
Main source	Todos los Santos Lake
River mouth	Reloncaví Estuary
Size	2,868 km² (1,107 sq mi) ^[1]
Country	Chile
Physiognomy
Length	36 km (22 mi) ^[1]

Petrohué River (Spanish pronunciation: [petɾoˈwe]) is a Chilean river located in the Los Lagos Region of Chile. It originates from Todos los Santos Lake in the Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park. At its origin are founded the Petrohué Waterfalls.

Sport Fishing

The Petrohue river is considered, both nationally and internationally, to be one of the best rivers for recreational fishing in the region given the great diversity of species that can be found here and its optimal conditions for wade fishing and float-tubes fishing. The fishing season begins on November and ends in May. Every Year hundreds of people from around the world congregate at the river Petrohué to enjoy the fishing experience there.

Some species include:

References

1 2 Río Petrohué

Hydrography of Los Lagos Region

Rivers	Bueno Contaco Corcovado Damas Gol-Gol Frío Futaleufú Huellelhue Llesquehue Llico Maullín Negro Palena Petrohué Pichi Damas Pilmaiquén Puelo Rahue Reñihué Yelcho

Waterfalls	Petrohué Salto del Indio

Lakes	Chapo Cucao Huillinco Llanquihue Palena Puyehue Reñihue Rupanco Todos los Santos Yelcho

Coordinates: 41°23′12″S 72°18′28″W / 41.38667°S 72.30778°W / -41.38667; -72.30778

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