The Futaleufú River is a river fed by the lakes in the Los Alerces National Park in Chubut Province, Argentina, crossing the Andes Mountains into Chile and opening into the Yelcho Lake. "Riverine" redirects here For the use of that term in Maritime geography, see there The Los Alerces National Park is a national park in Chubut Province, Argentina, some 30 miles from Esquel. Chubut ( Spanish: Provincia del Chubut Welsh: Talaith Chubut a Province in the southern part of Argentina, that lies between the For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. 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. Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the Yelcho Lake is a fjord-shaped Lake located in the southern Los Lagos Region, in the Palena Province, Chile.

Kayaker Jon Clark runs Terminator rapid on the Futaleufú River

The river is known for its deep blue waters created by glacier till deposited in the river, and for its white water currents, which attract rafters and kayakers from around the world. "Glacial" and "Glaciation" redirect here For the geological periods see Glacial period. Till is unsorted glacial sediment Glacial drift is a general term for the coarsely graded and extremely heterogeneous Sediments of glacial origin A kayak is a small human-powered Boat. It typically has a covered deck and a cockpit covered by a Spraydeck. The Chilean government has recently proposed creating a hydroelectric dam, which may jeopardize the free flow of the river in the near future. The Politics of Chile takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic Republic, whereby the President Hydroelectricity is electricity generated by Hydropower, ie the production of power through use of the gravitational force of falling water A dam is a barrier that divides waters. Dams generally serve the primary purpose of retaining water while other structures such as Floodgates, Levees This project is not expected to start until after 2012 as the Endesa Power company is intent on first building a dam on the Baker river South of Futaleufú.

The Futaleufú Department of Chubut Province in Argentina was named after this river. Futaleufú is a department in the north west of Chubut Province, Argentina.

The town of Futaleufú, Chile is close to the Argentine border and has a population of about 2,000. The main income for the community is fly fishing, white water rafting, and tourism.

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