Cautín River

{{short description|River in Chile}}

{{Infobox river

| name = Cautín River

| image =

| image_caption = Cautín River running through Temuco

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| map = Txu-oclc-224571178-sj18-12.jpg

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| map_alt = Map of the Region of Temuco

| map_caption = Map of the Region of Temuco

| mouth_location = Imperial River

| subdivision_type1 = Country

| subdivision_name1 = Chile

| length = {{convert|174|km|abbr=on}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.sinia.cl/1292/articles-31018_Imperial.pdf# |title=Cuenca del río Imperial |access-date=2007-08-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010191918/http://www.sinia.cl/1292/articles-31018_Imperial.pdf# |archive-date=2012-10-10 |url-status=dead }}

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| basin_size = {{convert|3,100|km2|abbr=on}}

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The Cautín (Rio Cautín) is a river in Chile. It rises on the western slopes of the Cordillera de Las Raíces and flows in La Araucanía Region. The river's main tributary is the Quepe River. The city of Temuco is located on the Cautín River.