Tavolevo River, a

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of the Biobío River. in

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. It has two tributaries the

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flowing southeast from the

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in the

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region and the Nicodahue River that flows north from the

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and its two tributaries the

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and Maitenrehue Rivers that all originate northwest of

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. It is sometimes considered part of the Nicodahue River.Cuenca del río Biobío
The Tavolevo flows into the Bio Bio fifty kilometers beyond the confluence of the Nicodahue and Culenco Rivers and seven kilometers to the north of Nacimiento. Immediately downstream from its mouth was the location of the old fort of

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and on its banks significant placer gold deposits. The river was navigable by flatboats up to nine kilometers above its confluence with the Bio Bio. Its Mapudungun name meant confluence (from ''thavun'', to join itself, and from ''leuvu'', river).

References

Sources

Francisco Solano Asta-Buruaga y Cienfuegos, Diccionario geográfico de la República de Chile, D. Appleton y Compania, Nueva York, 1899, Pg. 802 Tavolevo — Rio de
Rivers of Chile Rivers of Biobío Region Rivers of Araucanía Region {{Chile-river-stub