Biobío River

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river

The Biobío River is one of Chile's largest and most historically significant rivers, flowing from the Andes to the Pacific Ocean in the south-central part of the country.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form Occurrences
Biobío River basin 1
Biobío River estuary 1
Biobío River mouth 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river ⓘ
associatedWithPeople Mapuche people ⓘ
surface form: Mapuche

Pehuenche ⓘ
continent South America ⓘ
country Chile ⓘ
drainageBasinCountry Chile ⓘ
ecoregion Valdivian temperate rain forest ⓘ
surface form: Valdivian temperate forests
flowsDirection generally north-northwest then west ⓘ
flowsInto Pacific Ocean ⓘ
flowsThrough La Araucanía Region ⓘ
surface form: Araucanía Region

Biobío Region ⓘ
hasBridge Chacabuco Bridge ⓘ
Juan Pablo II Bridge ⓘ
Llacolén Bridge ⓘ
hasCityOnBank Concepción ⓘ
Coronel ⓘ
Hualpén ⓘ
Laja ⓘ
Los Ángeles ⓘ
Nacimiento ⓘ
San Pedro de la Paz ⓘ
Santa Bárbara ⓘ
hasEstuary Biobío River self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Biobío River estuary
hasHydroelectricDam Angostura Dam ⓘ
Pangue Dam ⓘ
Ralco Dam ⓘ
hasNameInSpanish Biobío River self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Río Biobío
hasTributary Laja River ⓘ
Malleco River ⓘ
Renaico River ⓘ
Vergara River ⓘ
historicalSignificance important in Arauco War between Spanish and Mapuche ⓘ
major frontier between Spanish colonial territory and Mapuche lands ⓘ
knownFor being one of the largest rivers in Chile ⓘ
being one of the most historically significant rivers in Chile ⓘ
languageOfName Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn central Chile ⓘ
surface form: south-central Chile
mouth Pacific Ocean ⓘ
near Concepción ⓘ
San Pedro de la Paz ⓘ
Talcahuano ⓘ
partOf Biobío River self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Biobío River basin

Chilean river system ⓘ
region Biobío River self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Biobío basin
riverMouthLocation near Concepción ⓘ
sourceLocation Andes ⓘ
usedFor hydroelectric power generation ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ
transport in the past ⓘ

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Greater Concepción → crossedByRiver → Biobío River ⓘ
Los Ángeles Basin → drainageBasinOf → Biobío River ⓘ
Biobío River → hasEstuary → Biobío River self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Biobío River estuary
Biobío Region → hasMajorRiver → Biobío River ⓘ
Biobío River → hasNameInSpanish → Biobío River self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Río Biobío
Lota → hasNearbyBodyOfWater → Biobío River ⓘ
this entity surface form: Biobío River mouth
Greater Concepción → hasRiver → Biobío River ⓘ
Concepción → locatedOnRiver → Biobío River ⓘ
Central Valley of Chile → majorRiver → Biobío River ⓘ
Biobío River → partOf → Biobío River self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Biobío River basin
Biobío River → region → Biobío River self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Biobío basin
southern Chile → river → Biobío River ⓘ
subject surface form: Southern Chile