Río Colonia
| Río Colonia | ||
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| location | Región de Aysén ( Chile ) | |
| River system | Rio Baker | |
| Drain over | Río Baker → Pacific Ocean | |
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Lago Colonia 47 ° 20 ′ 31 ″ S , 73 ° 6 ′ 53 ″ W. |
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| muzzle | in the Río Baker coordinates: 47 ° 18 ′ 11 ″ S , 72 ° 52 ′ 20 ″ W 47 ° 18 ′ 11 ″ S , 72 ° 52 ′ 20 ″ W. |
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| Mouth height | approx. 87 m
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| length | 20 km | |
| Catchment area | 1492 km² | |
Río Colonia is a river in Chile .
It is an outflow of the Colonia Glacier in the Chilean part of Patagonia , and has its source in Lake Colonia , where the glacier currently ends. The Río Colonia is a right tributary of the Río Baker and meets this river in the middle reaches.
The Chilean government has suggested plans to build a hydropower station to harness the energy from the Río Baker.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Río Colonia
- ^ Kristen Burrall, Gianna Leandro, Laura Mar, Elisabetta Natale, Flavia Tauro: Analysis of Proposed Hydroelectric Dams on the Río Baker in Chilean Patagonia . Ed .: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. 2009, p. 26 (English, waterdeva.com [PDF; accessed March 8, 2011]). waterdeva.com ( Memento of the original from March 23, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
