| Huasco River | |
|---|---|
 Confluence of the Huasco River with the Del Tránsito River (left) and Del Carmen River (right) | |
| Location | |
| Country | Chile |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Del Carmen River and Del Tránsito River |
| Mouth | |
• location | Pacific Ocean |
| Length | 88 km (55 mi)[1] |
| Basin size | 9,850 km2 (3,800 sq mi)[1] |
Huasco River is a river of Chile located in the Huasco Province, Atacama Region. Its headwaters in the upper catchments in high-altitude Andes glaciers are the Estrecho River, a tributary of El Tránsito River (catchment area 4,135 km2),[2] and Potrerillos River, a tributary of El Carmen River (catchment area 2 890 km2).[2] The Huasco River begins at the confluence of El Tránsito River and El Carmen River which is located in Junta del Carmen (790ma.s.l.).[2] A small portion of its course is impounded by a dam forming the Embalse Santa Juana.
Cities and towns along the Huasco include: Vallenar, Freirina and Huasco.
- ^ a b "Cuenca del Río Huasco, Dirección General de Aguas, Ministerio de Obras Públicas, Gobierno de Chile" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-12. Retrieved 2007-08-14.
- ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference
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