Toltén River

{{Short description|River in Chile}}

{{Infobox river

| name = Toltén River

| image = Villarrica town and volcano.jpg

| image_caption = The source of the river is visible in the lower left corner.

| map = Mapa No. 31. Provincia de Valdivia-7930038.jpg

| map_size =

| map_caption = Tolten River in a 1903 map

| map_alt = Tolten River in a 1903 map

| pushpin_map = Chile

| pushpin_map_caption = Location of mouth

| source1_location = Villarrica Lake

| mouth_location = Pacific Ocean

| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|-39.25118808647522|-73.22333427026518|format=dms|type:river|display=it}}

| subdivision_type1 = Country

| subdivision_name1 = Chile

| length = {{convert|123|km|abbr=on}}[http://www.sinia.cl/1292/articles-31018_Tolten.pdf Cuenca del río Toltén] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070703001925/http://www.sinia.cl/1292/articles-31018_Tolten.pdf |date=2007-07-03 }}

| source1_elevation = {{convert|230|m|abbr=on}}

| mouth_elevation = {{convert|0|m|abbr=on}}

| discharge1_avg =

| basin_size = {{convert|8,398|km2|abbr=on}}

}}

Toltén River is a river located in the La Araucanía Region of Chile. It rises at Villarrica Lake, close to the city of the same name. Its major tributary is the Allipén River. From its confluence with the Allipén, the river follows a braided course.

After flowing for about 123 km, the river reaches the Pacific Ocean near Punta Nilhue, where it is about 500 m wide.

Cities and towns along the Toltén include: Villarrica, Pitrufquén, Teodoro Schmidt and Nueva Toltén.