Rio Baker
| Rio Baker | ||
 Río Baker 2005 |
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| Data | ||
| location | Región de Aysén ( Chile ) | |
| River system | Rio Baker | |
| origin |
Lago Bertrand 47 ° 1 ′ 24 ″ S , 72 ° 49 ′ 47 ″ W. |
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| Source height | 200 m | |
| muzzle | in the municipality of Tortel in the Gulf of Penas ( Pacific ) Coordinates: 47 ° 47 ′ 29 " S , 73 ° 34 ′ 4" W 47 ° 47 ′ 29 " S , 73 ° 34 ′ 4" W |
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| Mouth height | 0 m | |
| Height difference | 200 m | |
| Bottom slope | 1.2 ‰ | |
| length | 170 km | |
| Catchment area | 26,726 km² | |
| Drain |
MQ |
576 m³ / s |
| Left tributaries | Río Cochrane | |
| Small towns | Cochrane | |
| Residents in the catchment area | approx. 5000 | |
The Río Baker is a river in the Aisén region in the Chilean part of Patagonia . It is Chile's river with the highest water flow.
Río Baker arises from the outflow of Lake Bertrand , which in turn is fed by the outflow of Lake General Carrera via a short connection piece (called La Pasarela) .
The river runs southeast of the Northern Patagonian Ice Field and flows into the Gulf of Penas , a bay in the Pacific , near the settlement of Caleta Tortel .
There are plans by the electricity company ENDESA (Chile) to build a hydropower plant with 2400 MW on the Rio Baker . This is the HidroAysén project .
Tributaries
The most important tributary is the Río Cochrane , which rises from Lake Cochrane . Further side streams are u. a .: