Caucau River
River in Chile
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Caucau River is a minor river in the city of Valdivia, southern Chile. Caucau River acts as a regulating channel between Cruces River and Calle-Calle River forming the Isla Teja island in front of the city centre. Its confluence with Calle-Calle River marks the beginning of Valdivia River. '[3]
| Caucau | |
|---|---|
| |
Isla Teja in a 1903 map | |
| Location | |
| Country | Chile |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Calle-Calle River |
• coordinates | 39°48′22″S 73°14′42″W |
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 Caucau River.[4]
