The Chico River is a river, about long, flowing from Río Negro into

Chubut Province Chubut ( from Tehuelche language, Tehuelche 'transparent'; ) is a provinces of Argentina, province in southern Argentina, situated between the 42nd parallel south (the border with Río Negro Province), the 46th parallel south (bordering Santa ...

Argentina Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourt ...

. Originating in the

Andes The Andes ( ), Andes Mountains or Andean Mountain Range (; ) are the List of longest mountain chains on Earth, longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range ...

foothills, it joins the

Chubut River The Chubut River (; ; ) is located in the Patagonia region of southern Argentina. Its name comes from the Tehuelche word , which means 'transparent'. The Argentine Chubut Province, through which the river flows, is named after it. Welsh settle ...

to the south of

Cushamen Cushamen is a town in Chubut Province, Argentina. It is the head town of the Cushamen Department. Cushamen is located in the wild plains of Patagonia, its name means "place of solitude" in Mapuche The Mapuche ( , ) also known as Araucanians ...

. This river is not to be confused with the much longer Chico River joining the Chubut at

Florentino Ameghino Dam The Florentino Ameghino Dam (''Dique Florentino Ameghino'') is a gravity dam in Chubut Province, Patagonia, Argentina, west of the city of Trelew. The dam also protects the towns in the lower Chubut River valley from flooding. The Florentino A ...

References

* Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
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Rivers of Argentina {{Argentina-river-stub

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