Río Atuel
| Río Atuel | ||
 The Río Atuel near El Sosneado |
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| Data | ||
| location | Argentina | |
| River system | Río Colorado | |
| Drain over | Río Salado del Oeste → Río Colorado → Atlantic Ocean | |
| origin |
Laguna Atuel 34 ° 33 ′ 17 ″ S , 70 ° 5 ′ 6 ″ W |
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| Source height | 3080 m | |
| muzzle | south of Paso de Los Algarrobos in the Río Salado del Oeste Coordinates: 36 ° 16 ′ 58 ″ S , 66 ° 50 ′ 45 ″ W 36 ° 16 ′ 58 ″ S , 66 ° 50 ′ 45 ″ W |
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| Mouth height | 280 m | |
| Height difference | 2800 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 4.7 ‰ | |
| length | approx. 600 km | |
| Catchment area | 39,404 km² | |
| Drain |
MQ |
41 m³ / s |
| Reservoirs flowed through | El Nihuil , Valle Grande | |
| Big cities | San Rafael | |
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The Río Atuel is an approximately 600 km long river in Argentina . It flows through the two provinces of Mendoza and La Pampa .
course
The Atuel rises in the Andes at 3080 m in the glacier lake of the same name, Laguna Atuel . It then flows towards the southwest and forms a broad mountain valley. It makes a wide arc southeast of El Sosneado , changing its course in a northeastern direction. At El Nihuil, the damming of the river creates the 96 km² El Nihuil reservoir . Immediately afterwards, the river forms a 60 km long canyon and the Valle Grande reservoir . In this section, the river falls from 1250 to 700 meters, creating strong rapids. After reaching the southern part of San Rafael , his path changes back to the south. South of Paso de Los Algarrobos it finally flows into the Río Salado del Oeste .
