The Malargüe River (in Spanish: Río Malargüe) is a river located in the southern zone of the Mendoza Province, in the west of Argentina. It originates in the Malargüe lake in the Andes range, at 2,500 m above mean sea level, flows into the Malargüe Department and ends in the Llancanelo Lake, being its main tributary.
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The river is part of the Llancanelo basin, which has an area of 10,602 km² and is located at 35°30′S 70°00′W / 35.500°S 70.000°W. Its flow increases in the summer (29.00 m³/s), when the ice begins to melt, and decreases in the winter (6.31 m³/s). Near the city of Malargüe, it is contained by the Blas Brisoli Dam, which derives water for irrigation. Trout can be found in this river and there is a trout hatchery co-located with the dam.
External links
edit- "Llancanelo Lagoon Basin" (PDF) (in Spanish).[permanent dead link] (148 KiB)