The Valdivia River or Río Valdivia , as it is known locally, is a major river in southern Chile . It is the continuation of the Calle-Calle River , from the point where it meets the Cau-Cau River in the city of Valdivia . The Valdivia river ends in Corral Bay , on the Pacific coast. Other tributaries are the Cruces River , the Tornagaleones River and the Futa River . Pedro de Valdivia Bridge crosses the river in downtown Valdivia.
4-401: Its estuary has maximum depths that range from 7 to 22 m and hosts a saline wedge . The discharge of the river varies with the time of year with July being the month with the largest discharge (1293 m/s) and March the one with the lowest (592 m/s). During times of low discharge saline bottoms waters penetrate upstream all the way to its tributary Calle-Calle River . The foraminiferal fauna of
8-770: The San Pedro River to the Valdivia River , which in turn flows into Corral Bay on the Pacific Ocean . The river's name derives from the Mapuche word for the flower Libertia chilensis . The Calle-Calle is among the few rivers in Chile that are considered navigable. The Calle-Calle and Santa Elvira bridges crosses the river in the city of Valdivia . The city of Valdivia obtains most of its water supply from Calle-Calle River near Cuesta Soto. Decreasing precipitation has caused
12-500: The river to be contaminated with saline water from the coast. The effects of saline water entering the water supply of Valdivia were particularly noticeable in 2015 when there was a surge in complains about the taste of the water. The saltwater in the rivers near Valdivia during autumn is expected to increase in the future. Estimations indicate that whenever the sum of the water discharge of Cruces and Calle-Calle rivers falls below 74 m /s (2,600 cu ft/s) saltwater reaches
16-557: The wetlands adjoining the river is dominated by Trochamminita salsa . This Los Ríos Region location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to a river in Chile is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Calle-Calle River Calle-Calle River , also called Gudalafquén in Mapuche language , is a river in Valdivia Province , southern Chile . It drains waters from
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