Deseado River (Spanish: Río Deseado) is a river in the Argentine province of Santa Cruz. "Riverine" redirects here For the use of that term in Maritime geography, see there For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. Regions See also Geography of Argentina The country is also divided into six or seven regions (seven when The Pampas is divided into the Pampas' plains Santa Cruz is a province of Argentina, located in the southern part of the country in Patagonia.
The river is born from the glacier-thaw Buenos Aires Lake on the northwestern part of the province at the Andes range, and travels for 615 km before reaching the Atlantic Coast. "Glacial" and "Glaciation" redirect here For the geological periods see Glacial period. The Buenos Aires or General Carrera is a Lake located in Patagonia and shared by Argentina, where is known as Lago Buenos Aires, and 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. The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand On its way southeast, its water is tapped for irrigation. Irrigation is an artificial application of water to the soil usually for assisting in growing crops Its tributaries include the Pinturas River and the Fénix River. A tributary is a Stream or River which flows into a mainstem (or parent river The Pinturas River is a River in Patagonia Argentina, running through the Pinturas River Canyon, near the Cueva de las Manos
The river sometimes disappears under the arid terrain, to re-emerge before reaching Puerto Deseado on Santa Cruz's coastline, where it produces a deep-water natural port. Puerto Deseado, originally called Port Desire, is a city of about 10000 inhabitants and a fishing Port in Patagonia in the Santa Cruz Province