IIO352 - TP01

Cuenca Rio Cautín en Cajón

Group members:
Juan Pablo Albornoz
Andrés Gómez Paillalef
Brian Leiva Cea
Matías Muñoz
Professor:
Mauricio Zambrano
Introducing Cautín River Basin in Cajón
Metodology
Basin’s delimitation and Channel flow
Geomorphological Parameters

Parámetros Dimensiones Parámetros Dimensiones

Perímetro 448.12 [km] Factor de forma 0.28
Área 2789.882 [km2] Longitud red de drenaje 2912.66 [km]
Longitud máxima 100.63 [km] Densidad de drenaje 1.04 [km/km2]
Índice de 2.38 – Clase 3 Cota mínima 153.949 [m]
Compacidad
Centroide (763.98;5732.19) [km] Cota máxima 2888.88 [m]
Cauce Principal 132.56 [km] Pendiente media 0.013
Annual Precipitation

● Precipitación anual media de 2140.213 [mm]

Figure: Annual Precipitation Series; Source: Own elaboration Figure: Precipitations Isohyets; Source: Own elaboration
Temperatures

● Tmáx media anual: 15.94°C

● Tmín media anual: 3.71°C
● Tmedia anual: 9.827°C

Figure: Annual Temperature Series; Source: Own elaboration

Real and potential annual Evapotranspiration

● ETP: 1042.541 [mm/year]

● ET: 912.9 [mm/year]
● Data origin: CAMELS-CL

Figure: ETP vs ET comparison graph; Source: Own elaboration

Climograms

Figure: Climogram CR2; Source: Own elaboration Figure: Climogram TerraClimate; Source: Own elaboration
Climatic Classification of Köppen-Geiger

● Csb (Clima mediterráneo con influencia oceánica) y Cfb (Clima oceánico) .

 Flow rates

● Mean anual Flow: 129.772 [m3/s].

● Data origin: CR2MET

Figure:Mean annual flow; Source: Own elaboration

Hydrological cycle simulation AirGrTeaching

Figure:Hydrological cycle simulation AirGrTeaching; Source: Own elaboration

Derechos de Aprovechamientos

● “Derechos de Aprovechamiento de Aguas (DAA)” of Región De

La Araucanía in DGA.
● 265 “DAA" was granted to the villages of Lautaro
and Curacautín
● 201 Consumptive that correspond to surface waters mainly
for irrigation. (3.13 L / s).
● 64 Non-consumptive that correspond to hydroelectric plants.
Hydrological Cycle Scheme

● Hydric balance: -246.813 [mm/year].

Figure:Hydrological Cycle Scheme; Source: Agua para Los

Ángeles (2021)  and Own edition
Climatic Change’s Projection
● Corporación Nacional Forestal (2018), Chile is among the most vulnerable areas in relation to the
effects of climate change.

● Ministerio del Medio Ambiente (2015), in 2030, there would be an increase of at least 0.5 ° C for
the southern zones.

● Climate projection by Köppen-Geiger: oceanic mediterranean climate (Csb)

Figure:Hydrological Climate projection by Köppen-Geiger Source
Own elaboration
Conclusions

Table: main results Source Own elaboration

RESULTS

Average annual Precipitation 2140.213 [mm]

Average annual Flow 129.772 [m3/s]

Evapotranspiration 912.99 [mm/año]

Hydric balance -246.813 [mm/año]

Temperature Máx 15.94°C

Temperature Min 3.71°C

Average Temperature 9.827°C

Figure: Contributing basin Own elaboration
References

Agua para Los Ángeles. (2021). Cuencas Hidrográficas.

https://aguaparalosangeles.com/agua/cuencas-hidrograficas/

Corporación Nacional Forestal [CONAF]. (2018). Documento Testimonial y de Análisis de los Efectos del
Cambio Climático en el Sistema Nacional de Áreas Silvestres Protegidas del Estado.
https://www.conaf.cl/wp-content/files_mf/1523367684cambioclimatico_SNASPEguardaparques.pd
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Ministerio del Medio Ambiente. (2015). Plan Nacional de Adaptación al cambio climático.
https://www4.unfccc.int/sites/NAPC/Documents/Parties/Chile%20NAP%20including%20sectoral%
20plans%20Spanish.pdf
 IIO352 - TP01
Cuenca Rio Cautín en Cajón
Group members:
Juan Pablo Albornoz
Andrés Gómez Paillalef
Brian Leiva Cea
Matías Muñoz
Professor:
Mauricio Zambrano