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| Elqui River | |
|---|---|
 The Elqui River on the map | |
| Location | |
| Country | Chile |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Junction of Turbio River and Claro River (Elqui) |
| • elevation | 815 m (2,674 ft)[1] |
| Mouth | |
• location | Pacific Ocean |
| Basin size | 9,826 km2 (3,794 sq mi)[1] |
The Elqui River starts in the west Andes and flows into the Pacific Ocean near the Chilean city of La Serena. It is a wine and pisco producing area.[2] Vicuña, the main town of the middle valley, was the home of Nobel Laureate poet Gabriela Mistral.[citation needed]
The invasive plant species Limnobium laevigatum is present in the river which is its northernmost locale in Chile.[3]
- ^ a b (in Spanish) Cuenca del río Elqui Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Elqui Valley Wine Region". Retrieved 21 April 2014.
- ^ San Martín, Cristina; Contreras, Domingo; Vidal, Osvaldo; Solís, José Luis; Ramírez, Carlos (2021). "Distribución en Chile y colonización del río Cayumapu (Valdivia) por el macrófito acuático invasor Limnobium laevigatum" [Distribution in Chile and colonization in Cayumapu river (Valdivia) of the invasive aquatic macrophyte Limnobium laevigatum]. Gayana. Botánica (in Spanish). 78 (1).