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:
The lists of rivers by region are:
This list contains:
  1. Name of the stream, in Spanish
  2. Coordinates are the latitude and longitude of the feature in ± decimal degrees, at the mouth of the stream
  3. Link to a map including the
  4. Feature Code explained in
  5. Other names for the same feature, if any
  6. 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 :

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.
RankNameBasin areaLength
1Loa River33,570 km²440 km
2Baker River26,726 km²170 km
3Bío-Bío River24,264 km²380 km
4Maule River20,600 km²240 km
5Bueno River15,367 km²130 km
6Maipo River15,304 km²250 km
7Pascua River14,760 km²62 km
8Rapel River113,695 km²167 km
9Imperial River12.763 km²55 km
10Limarí River11,800 km²64 km
11Aysén River11,427 km²26 km
12Copiapó River11,400 km²162 km
13Itata River11,294 km²140 km
14Valdivia River210,275 km²140 km

Notes: