Cau-Cau River

Cau-Cau
Basin
Countries	Chile

Cau-Cau River is minor river in the city of Valdivia, southern Chile. Cau-Cau River acts as a regulating channel between Cruces River and Calle-Calle River forming the Isla Teja island in front of the city centre. It confluence with Calle-Calle River marks the beginning of Valdivia River.

The subsidence caused by the 1960 Valdivia earthquake caused a permanent flooding of parts botanical garden of the Austral University of Chile that were next to Cau-Cau River.^[1]

Coordinates: 39°47′52″S 73°15′23″W / 39.79778°S 73.25639°W / -39.79778; -73.25639

Hydrography of Los Ríos Region

Rivers	Bueno Calcurrupe Calle-Calle Cau-Cau Caunahue Chaihuín Collileufu Colún Cruces Cuacua Cutipay Enco Fui Futa Guanehue Hueinahue Huahum Iñaque Llanquihue Lingue Liquiñe Llancahue Malihue Naguilán Neltume Nilahue Pillanleufú Pilmaiquén Pullinque San Pedro Tornagaleones Valdivia

Waterfalls	Huilo-Huilo Nilahue

Lakes	Calafquén Gris Colún Huishue Maihue Neltume Panguipulli Pellaifa Pirihueico Pullinque Puyehue Ranco Riñihue Seven Lakes

Glaciers	Choshuenco Mocho Pichillancahue-Turbio

References

↑ "The Ecological Approach to the Conservation of Plants in Botanic Gardens - The Experience of the Botanic Garden in Valdivia, Chile". BGCI. June 1998. Retrieved 1998-06. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)

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