Bío Bío River

Also known as Bio Bio River, Biobio River

river in Chile

AI overview

The Bío Bío River is a major river located in Chile that flows through the south-central part of the country. It is one of Chile's most important rivers, known for its significant role in the region's geography, hydroelectric power generation, and local economy.

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In the Vinony graph

Vinony's link graph records 255 inbound references to Bío Bío River, and connects out to Andes, Araucanía Region and Greater Concepción.

The entry is geolocated on the map in river, across 2 mapped points.

Vinony files it under Rivers of Araucanía Region, Rivers of Biobío Region and Rivers of Chile.

Vinony links it to 76 Wikipedia language editions.

Wikidata facts

Image: Si sigues el río llegas....jpg
Length: 380

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Commons category: Bío-Bío River
native label: Río Biobío
watershed area: 23920
discharge: 899

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Encyclopedic overview

The Biobío River (also known as Bío Bío or Bio-Bio) is the second largest river in Chile. It originates at Icalma and Galletué lakes in the Andes and flows 380 kilometres (236 mi) to the Gulf of Arauco (in Spanish) on the Pacific Ocean.

The major tributaries of the river are the Malleco and the Laja. The river is Chile's second-longest river (the longest being the Loa River) and the Biobío basin is Chile's third largest watershed, after the Loa and Baker basins. The river is also the widest river in Chile, with an average width of 1 kilometre (0.6 mi). In the Metropolitan area of Concepción, four bridges cross the river: Biobío Railroad Bridge (1889), Juan Pablo II Bridge (1973), Llacolén Bridge (2000) and Bicentennial Bridge (2010).

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bío Bío River” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.