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Table 1 Geographical and physical features of eight studied river networks. Latitude indicates the northern and southern boundaries, whereas Longitude indicates eastern and western boundaries of each river network

From: Fragmentation of Chilean Andean rivers: expected effects of hydropower development

Basin

Latitude (°’)

Longitude (°’)

Area (km2)

Length (km)

Maximum Strahler order

Aconcagua

32°15′-33°11′ S

69°59′-71°33′ W

7334

3671

5

Maipo

32°56′-34°18′ S

69°48′-71°38′ W

15,274

8216

7

Rapel

33°54′-35°00′ S

70°01′-71°51′ W

13,766

5915

6

Mataquito

34°48′-35°38′ S

70°24′-72°11′ W

6332

2879

5

Maule

35°06′-36°35′ S

70°21′-72°27′ W

21,053

8532

6

Itata

36°12′-37°20′ S

71°02′-72°52′ W

11,327

4887

6

Biobío

36°52′-38°54′ S

70°50′-73°12′ W

24,370

10,789

7

Imperial

37°49′-38°58′ S

71°27′-73°30′ W

12,668

6370

6