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Rivers of Chile

- from North to South

This is a partial list of the good kayaking rivers of Chile, with just enough info to get you there. With a little imagination and a sense of adventure, you should find some great whitewater.    Remember that rivers change, and always scout everything before you run it.
Get a Copec map, or the TurisTel Map ,which is better for rivers.
This list is meant as a help, not a guide.       MO = Major Obstacles
Paddle responsibly
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Aconcagua
Class IV (15-20km)
Class V (12.5km)
Río Blanco → wooden Puente
Colorado
Class IV (8km)
Diversion dam → bridge

Mapocho
Class IV+ creek (5km)
La Hermita → Puente / Puente → Arrayan – Puente Los Condes
Diversion dams, urban
MO: Junk and cars in riverbed

Maipo
Class IV-V, big river
Yeso to Melocoton
MO: high water holes
Class V – Manzanillo

El Volcán
Class IV-V, steep creek (8.5km)
Puente Baño Morales → ?
MO: river-level foot bridges, rising water after 4pm on warm days
Yeso
Class IV, tiny creek
5km → Rio Maipo

Clarillo
Class III+

Cachapoal
Class III (8.5km)
Bridge → Sauzal

Tinguiririca Lower
Class III-IV (22km → P. Negro)
Tinguiririca Middle
Class IV-V (23km)
Tinguiririca Upper
Class V (12km)
T del Flaco → bridge

Teno
Class IV-V (13km)
Take-out 4km above Los Quenes
Claro
Class III-IV (4km)
Take-out Puente Los Quenes

Claro
7 Tazas
22 Tazas

Maule
Class IV-V (12km)
Toro
P. La Plata→Baños
Class IV

                                                                                                            Ancoa
                                                                                           Class IV-V creek (11km, 4.5 hours)
                                                                                            Diversion tunnel → diversion dam
                                                                                                                Always water
                                                                                                                   MO: rocks

Achibueno
Class III-IV
Las Animas → La Mula
Class III
La Mula → hanging bridge (8km)

Ñuble
Class III-IV, river
Upper = 13km
Lower = 17km
Confluence Sauces/Salitre V
Los Sauces
Class IV-V, creek
Rio Salitre to Rio Ñuble
MO: one rock sieve

Diguillín
Class III-IV

Laja
Class III-IV, creeking (3km, 30 mins)
Hike in 1km
Laja springs→ 3km
MO: lack of eddies

Biobío

Class IV-V Damned, although there remains mant class II-III sections.

Duqueco

Class IV-V (31km)
Río Aillen → Salto de Perro
Dammed
Queuco
Class III (8km)
Take-out Puente Queuco
Lomin
7km Damned(lower)
15 Km classIII-IV-V (2 portages) upper
Ralco
Class IV+ (13km)

Cautín
Class IV-V (12km)

TrufilTrufil
Class III-IV (V) MO: few eddys, waterfall
Allipén
Class IV
Quehupede
Class IV

Trancura Alto
Class III-IV (V) (P), river
Cable at Llafenco → Puente Metreñehue
MO: Salto Mariman, portage left

Trancura Bajo
Class III (IV+), river
Puente Metreñehue → Puente Queltehue

Puesco
Class V, steep creek (12km, 6 hours total)
Gauge above Puente in Currarehue
Puesco → Casa de Te--- Church w/ blue steeple
MO: logs

Desagüe
Class V, steep creek
Lago Caburga → Río Liucura
Christo → Ojos del Caburga
MO: sharp rocks, waterfalls with rocky landings

Palguín Alto
Class III-IV (P), saltos
Below Tall salto → bridge (2km)
MO: waterfalls Double Falls,Rio Palguin Alto
Palguin Medio
Bridge → Double falls ( used to be triple falls, until the lower falls crumbled), Class V
MO-rocky falls
Palguín Bajo
Class IV+ (P), creek with waterfalls
Below double falls → Camping Ansuelo Puente
MO: dead-end cave

Maichín
Class III+ IV (P), big creek
near Currarehue, 3-4 hours
MO: portage 5^th rapid

Liucura
Class II, play, small river
→ Puente Quelhue (Rio Trancura)
Liucura
Class II-III+ (3 hours)
Puente Huepol (by Tres Saltos) → Puente Liucura

Panqui
Class V, steep creek (300cfs)
Upper-Termas → Puente Chilcos
Extra high water run
MO: 80 foot salto, portage right, after log portage left
Lower-Class V Puente Chilcos → Río Trancura
MO: saltos

Llizan/Liquiñe Class V, creek, pool drop

                                                                                        Puente over 10 meter salto→Termas Liquiñe
                                                                                                              Extra low water
                                                                      MO: must-run, cannot see rapids, very committing at times

Fuy Upper
Class IV-V, long creek
Pto Fuy → Neltume, pool drop Salto, Upper Rio Fuy
5 saltos, creek
MO: ladron in Pto Fuy

Fuy Middle
Class IV-V (P), big creek
Below Salto Huilo Huilo → Puente Huilo Huilo Salto Escondido, Middle Fuy
Low water run, 40m saltos
MO: saltos, logs, committing, difficult to find portages for saltos

Fuy Lower
Class IV-III, river (8km)
Puente Huilo Huilo → Puente → Choshuenco

San Pedro
Class II-III+, play spots (23km, 5 hours)
Lago Riñihue → Puente San Pedro

Above Lago Ranco

Nilahue

Reñihue
Launakue-Chihuio
Class IV-V-VI+
-> Termas de Chihuio

Gol Gol
Class IV+ (7km)
Class V (3.5km)
Salto de Los Novios → Salto Indio
MO: class 5 waterfalls

Petrohué
Lago Todo Santos à Los Patos, Class IV+ (Portage) Salto Petrohue
Los Patos- Ralun, III Salto Petrohue 2

Cochamó
Upper, Class V,
Steep Creek, 4 Hour Hike, 5 hours kayaking,
Lower--Near end of road→Ocean, 6 Km, Class III-II

Chamiza
Class III (11km)

Manso, Argentina
Class IV-V (portage) 27 Km ( 8 Km across Lago Stefan)
Cascada de Los Alerces → Lago Steffen

Manso, Frontera Section
Class III, 8 Km to Frontera

Rio Puelo
Class II, with a litle III, (class V canyon, 6 Km)
Lago Puelo, Argentina → Puente Puelo, near Pacific Ocean, 120 Km
MO- Class V canyon, lake crossings

Michimahuida
Near Termas Amarillà→ Puente Michimahuida, Class IV+,V

Futaleufú
                                                                                                   Class IV-V   (40 Km)                               Toaster, Rio Futaleufu
Azul
Class III+
Espolón
Class II-III-
Noroeste
classIV+ canyon, creek, walk up
Chico
class IV+, creek
Yelcho
ClassII , 40 Km, Lago Yelcho → Chaiten

Palena

Class III near Arg, then class II, very flat and slow below La Junta
Argentine border → Ocean 160 Km

Figueroa
Class III-IV (V) 60 Km
Lago Verde-> Lago Roselot

Queulat
Class III, walk up

Ventisquero
Class V 4 Km
Ventisquero colgante ( hanging glacier) Just south of Puyuhuapi
Lago under hanging glacier->Carretera Austral

Cisnes

Class III-IV-V Many sections

Mañihuales
Class III-IV, road side run

Simpson
Class II-III creek (9km, 2 hours), good play
Coyaique→ Camino Aisen, Beautiful Canyon
Along Camino Aisen 12km, 6 hours total

Paloma
Class III+

                                                                                                            Blanco
                                                                                                 Class II-III-IV (P), (5 hours)
                                                                       Along road towards Cerro Castillo→ Puente El Blanco( 40 Km south of Coyaiqe)
                                                                                                   MO: portage near start

                                                                                                                  Ibañez
                                                                                                                     Class IV
                                                                                                              Class VII salto
                                                                                                    Amazing hike to upper falls

Claro de Ibañez
Class II-III-IV, creek (3km, 1.5 hours)
Cañon → cañon
MO: big daily fluctuation, high in afternoon

Bosque
Above Villa Cerro Castillo-- Rio Ibañez, Class IV-V Put in Falls, Rio Bosque

                                                                                                                      Cajon
                                                                                                                   Class IV-V
                                                                           MO- log jam, slot canyon

Murta
Flat water

Rafelon
Class IV-V, walk up until trail reaches river, 5 Km

Cañal

Class IV-V, walk up river right, 2 Km

Leon

Class II

   Maitenes
                                                                                                                  Class IV-V
                                                                                                            MO-- Slot canyons

Aviles
Class IV-V
MO- Tilted slot canyon, rising water on warm days

Jinimeni
Class III, barely enough water, big salmon

Baker
Big water, Class V

Cochrane
Class II or V+ Hydroelectric Falls, Rio Cochrane

Rio Bravo
Multi-day, Class V-IV

                                                                                                                 Rio Pascua
                                                                                                Lago O´Higgins →Pacific Ocean
                                                                                            Remote, Multi day, Big water, Class V
                                                                                      MO-30 meter waterfalls, riverwide killer holes