HydroBASINS lev08 watershed · #6080043700
Bassin de Quebrada Aguas Calientes
A watershed (drainage basin) is not a body of water — it is the land area where rainfall converges towards a single river that eventually reaches the sea (or an endorheic basin). Boundaries follow ridgelines.
Crosses 2 administrative regions across 2 countries : Antofagasta, Los Andes
Sub-basin area
563,7km²
Upstream area
563,7km²
Discharge
0m³/s
Mean elev.
4 228m
Administrative coverage
2 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- AntofagastaAntofagasta · Chile560.4 km²99.6% of basin
- 2.1 km²0.4% of basin
3 intersecting protected areas
Llullaillaco
IUCN Not ReportedNational Park
327.41 km² overlap
Aguas Calientes IV
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
174.31 km² overlap
Los Andes
IUCN VINature Wildlife Reserve
1.27 km² overlap
Computed live · GADM 4.1 × HydroBASINS lev08 × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
18 distinct species · 23 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Hydroclimate (BasinATLAS lev08)
Mean T°
5,2°C
Annual rain
29mm
Moisture idx (CMI)
-0,97
Runoff
1mm/an
PET
1 023mm
AET
37mm
Mean slope
10,1°
Water table
829cm
Forest
1%
Crops
0%
Urban
0%
Protected
58%
HydroATLAS BasinATLAS v10 (Linke et al. 2019) · HydroBASINS lev08 (Lehner & Grill 2013)