Pillanleufú River
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Pillanleufù River is a river in Futrono
, southern Chile
. It drains waters from the southern and eastern slopes of Mocho-Choshuenco
volcano to Maihue Lake
, which in turn flows by Calcurrupe River
into Ranco Lake
. The river flows in a north-south direction along the Liquiñe-Ofqui Fault
.
Futrono
Futrono is a city and commune in southern Chile administered by the Municipality of Futrono...
, southern Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
. It drains waters from the southern and eastern slopes of Mocho-Choshuenco
Mocho-Choshuenco
Mocho-Choshuenco is a glacier covered compound stratovolcano in the Andes of Los Ríos Region, Chile. It is made of the twin volcanoes Choshuenco in the northwest and the Mocho in the southeast...
volcano to Maihue Lake
Maihue Lake
The Maihue Lake is a lake located east of Ranco Lake in the Andean mountains of southern Chile. The lake is of glacial origin and it is enclosed by mountain ranges of the Andes, by all sides, and drains west to Ranco Lake....
, which in turn flows by Calcurrupe River
Calcurrupe River
Calcurrupe River is a river in Ranco Province, southern Chile. It drains Maihue Lake and flows westward into Ranco Lake of which it is the primary source. The depession through which the river flows corresponds to the Futrono Fault.-References:...
into Ranco Lake
Ranco Lake
Ranco Lake is located in Ranco Province of Chile. It is the largest lake of Los Ríos Region and the fourth largest in Chile. Administratively Ranco Lake is split into three communes; La Unión, Futrono and Lago Ranco. The lake host a series of islands of which Guapi Island is the largest. The...
. The river flows in a north-south direction along the Liquiñe-Ofqui Fault
Liquiñe-Ofqui Fault
The Liquiñe-Ofqui Fault is major geological fault that runs a length of roughly 1000 km in a north-south direction and exhibits current seismicity . It is located in the Chilean northern patagonean Andes. It is a dextral intra-arc transform fault...
.