The Chubut River (Spanish, Río Chubut; Welsh, Afon Camwy) is a river in Patagonia, Southern Argentina. Welsh ( cy Cymraeg or cy y Gymraeg, kəmˈrɑːɨɡ and {{IPA|[ə ɡəmˈrɑːɨɡ]}}, is a member of the Brythonic branch of Celtic Llao LLaojpg|thumb|250px| Lake Nahuel Huapi, near Bariloche, Argentina For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. Its name derives from the Tehuelche word chupat, meaning "transparent", their description of the river. Tehuelches is the collective name of the native tribes of Patagonia. As this word is similar to the Spanish word chupar ("to suck" or, in slang, "to booze"), the river's name was bowdlerized — adjusted for public decorum. Thomas Bowdler ( IPA /ˈbaʊdlə/ ( July 11, 1754 &ndash February 24, 1825) was an English Physician who published The Welsh name "Afon Camwy" means the "twisting river"
The river flows through Chubut Province for approximately 800 kilometres to reach the Atlantic Ocean at Engaño Bay near Rawson. Chubut ( Spanish: Provincia del Chubut Welsh: Talaith Chubut a Province in the southern part of Argentina, that lies between the The main arm of the Chubut originates in Carreras at the Andes in Río Negro Province, although its basin covers a large area of the western Andean foothills between Bariloche and Esquel. The Andes form the world's longest exposed Mountain range. They lie as a continuous chain of highland along the western coast of South America. Río Negro is a province of Argentina, located at the northern edge of Patagonia. San Carlos de Bariloche is a city in the, situated on the foothills of the Andes, surrounded by lakes ( Nahuel Huapi, Gutiérrez Lake, Moreno Esquel is a town in the northwest of the province of Chubut, in the Argentine Patagonia. It is also fed by the Chico River. The many branches join some distance before the small town of Piedra Parada, where the terrain becomes the flat plain characteristic of Argentine Patagonia. Llao LLaojpg|thumb|250px| Lake Nahuel Huapi, near Bariloche, Argentina It flows east and passes by the town of Paso del Sapo where it turns south east and through relatively unpopulated central Chubut. It meets the major Highway 25 and turns east once again.
Some 120 km west of Trelew, the river has been dammed. Trelew is a city in the province of Chubut, in the Argentine Patagonia, with a population of 93386 as per the. The dam was planned and directed, in 1943, by engineer Antonio Domingo Pronsato; the work was inaugurated on 19 April 1963. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. It was named after the palaeontologist Florentino Ameghino. The artificial lake covers 70 square kilometres and the 255 m long dam is made of concrete. The plant uses a 56 m high waterfall with a flow of 150 m³/s and three turbines. It provides energy to Pico Truncado, Caleta Olivia, Comodoro Rivadavia and the lower Chubut Valley. Caleta Olivia is a city located at the northeast of the Argentine province of Santa Cruz, on the San Jorge Gulf by the Atlantic Ocean Comodoro Rivadavia is a city in the Patagonian province of Chubut in southern Argentina, located
The river is generally shallow and its water flow can vary from 4 to 30 m³/s between drought and flood. This difference in level and consequent flooding made the lands alongside it fertile and important for agriculture. The river is a popular trout fishing destination, but a license is needed to practice this sport in its waters. Trout is the common name given to a number of Species of Freshwater Fish belonging to the Salmonidae family
In the 19th century, Welsh people arrived in Chubut and established a Welsh colony ("Gwladfa Gymraeg"/"Colonia Gales") in the valley of the Chubut river. The Welsh settlement in Argentina began in 1865 and occurred mainly along the coast of Chubut province in the far southern region of Patagonia Today, the Welsh language and Welsh tea houses are common within several towns, many of which have Welsh names such as Dolavon, Trelew, etc. Welsh ( cy Cymraeg or cy y Gymraeg, kəmˈrɑːɨɡ and {{IPA|[ə ɡəmˈrɑːɨɡ]}}, is a member of the Brythonic branch of Celtic Tea refers to the cured agricultural product of the leaves leaf buds and internodes of Camellia sinensis, which have been prepared and cured for the market Dolavon is a small town in the Patagonian province of Chubut, Argentina. Trelew is a city in the province of Chubut, in the Argentine Patagonia, with a population of 93386 as per the.