Petrohué River
{{Short description|River in Chile}}
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{{Infobox river|
| name = Petrohué River
| image = Petrohue river.jpg
| image_caption = The river features emerald color water.
| pushpin_map = Chile
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of source
| source1_location = Todos los Santos Lake
| mouth_location = Reloncaví Estuary
| mouth_coordinates =
| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name1 = Chile
| length = {{convert|36|km|0|abbr=on}}{{cite web|title=Cuencas|url=http://www2.redenlaces.cl/webeducativos/hidrografia/zona4/cuenca4.htm|website=www2.redenlaces.cl|access-date= 2017-08-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070501155400/http://www2.redenlaces.cl/webeducativos/hidrografia/zona4/cuenca4.htm|archive-date= 2007-05-01|date= 1 May 2007|language=Spanish}}
| source1_coordinates= {{Coord|41|8|22.97|S|72|24|1.1|W|type:river|display=inline,title}}
| discharge1_avg =
| basin_size = {{convert|2868|km2|0|abbr=on}}
}}
Petrohué River ({{IPA|es|petɾoˈwe}}) is a Chilean river located in the Los Lagos Region of Chile. It originates from Todos los Santos Lake{{cite book|author=United States Hydrographic Office|title=West Coast From Corcovado Gulf to Panama|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NBwvAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA106|series=South America Pilot|volume=III|year=1920|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|pages=106}} in the Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park. At its origin are the Petrohué Waterfalls.
Sport fishing
The Petrohue River is well known for its recreational fishing;{{cite book|last=Rosenbauer|first=Tom|title=The Orvis Encyclopedia of Fly Fishing: Your Ultimate A to Z Guide to Being a Better Angler|date=7 November 2010|publisher=Thomas Nelson Inc|isbn=978-1-4016-0071-6|page=47}} the fishing season begins in November and ends in May.
Species found in the river include:
References
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{{Los Lagos Region rivers and lakes}}
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Category:Rivers of Los Lagos Region
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