Mataquito River

The Río Mataquito is a river in Chile in the Maule Region.

It occurs 12 km west from Curico from the confluence of the Río Río Teno and Lantué. In western directions fluent he crosses in a wide valley, the Coastal Cordillera and flows in the seaside resort Iloca in the community Licantén in the Pacific Ocean.

In the catchment area of ​​the river Mataquito, which also includes the two rivers Río Río Teno Lantué and be counted, has a Mediterranean climate, with a six-month dry season. The annual average temperature is 19 ° C, with a minimum of 7 ° C and a maximum of 30 ° C. The annual rainfall is 740 mm.

The name probably comes from the Mapudungun Mataquito composed of matha (Mark) and cutún ( squeeze ), that means " squeeze Mark " about.

Swell

• Ministerio de Obras Publicas - Dirección General de Aguas (ed.): Cuenca Río Mataquito. Diagnostico clasificación y de los cursos de agua y cuerpos según objetivos de calidad. Santiago de Chile 2004 ( http://www.sinia.cl/1292/articles-31018_Mataquito.pdf, accessed 19 September 2009 ).
• Ministerio de Educación de Chile and Fundación Chile ( ed.): Ríos de Chile - Río Mataquito. In: Educarchile - El Portal de la Educación. Santiago de Chile ( Educarchile, accessed 19 September 2009 ).
• NewPace Technology Development Inc. (ed. ): Marine World Database. Punta Roncura. 2009 ( http://www.anchorageworld.com/content/punta-roncura, accessed 19 September 2009 ).

• River in South America
• River in Chile
• Región del Maule
• Water system Pacific Ocean