Calle-Calle River , also called Gudalafquén in Mapuche language , is a river in Valdivia Province , southern Chile . It drains waters from the San Pedro River to the Valdivia River , which in turn flows into Corral Bay on the Pacific Ocean .
4-551: The river's name derives from the Mapuche word for the flower Libertia chilensis . The Calle-Calle is among the few rivers in Chile that are considered navigable. The Calle-Calle and Santa Elvira bridges crosses the river in the city of Valdivia . The city of Valdivia obtains most of its water supply from Calle-Calle River near Cuesta Soto. Decreasing precipitation has caused the river to be contaminated with saline water from
8-701: The New Zealand satin flower , snowy mermaid , or Chilean-iris , is a species of flowering plant in the iris family , Iridaceae , native to the Juan Fernández Islands , central and southern Chile, and southern Argentina. It can also be found growing wild in the San Francisco Bay Area and San Bernardino County in California , where it is an introduced species . A rhizomatous evergreen perennial , it has gained
12-443: The coast. The effects of saline water entering the water supply of Valdivia were particularly noticeable in 2015 when there was a surge in complains about the taste of the water. The saltwater in the rivers near Valdivia during autumn is expected to increase in the future. Estimations indicate that whenever the sum of the water discharge of Cruces and Calle-Calle rivers falls below 74 m/s (2,600 cu ft/s) saltwater reaches
16-442: The supply site at Cuesta Soto. 39°48′07″S 73°12′45″W / 39.80194°S 73.21250°W / -39.80194; -73.21250 This Los Ríos Region location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to a river in Chile is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Libertia chilensis Libertia chilensis , synonym Libertia formosa , called
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