Caucau River Explained

Caucau
Mouth:	Calle-Calle River
Subdivision Type1:	Country
Subdivision Name1:	Chile

Caucau River is 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. '^[1]

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.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Informes de los gobiernos sobre la situación en sus respectivos países y sobre los progresos realizados en materia de normalización de nombres geográficos desde la séptima conferencia . 23 August 2017 . UNGEGN . UNGEGN . 15 July 2002 . unstats.un.org . UNGEGN . Spanish.
2. Web site: The Ecological Approach to the Conservation of Plants in Botanic Gardens - The Experience of the Botanic Garden in Valdivia, Chile. BGCI. June 1998. 2014-07-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20140425000714/http://www.bgci.org/worldwide/article/363/. 2014-04-25. dead.