Itata River
View of Itata River near Coelemu
Location
Country	Chile
Physical characteristics
Mouth
• location	Pacific Ocean
Length	Approximately 140 km (87 mi)
Basin size	11,294 km2 (4,361 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	6–700 cubic metres per second (210–24,720 cu ft/s)

The Itata River flows in the Ñuble Region, southern Chile.

Until the Conquest of Chile, the Itata was the natural limit between the Mapuche, located to the south, and Picunche, to the north.^{[citation needed]}