Pantanoso Creek ( es, Arroyo Pantanoso, meaning "swampy creek") is a
Uruguay
Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...
an stream, crossing
Montevideo Department
Montevideo () is a department (''departamento'') of Uruguay
Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and so ...
. It flows into the
Bay of Montevideo
The Bay of Montevideo ( es, Bahía de Montevideo) is the bay around the city of Montevideo, Uruguay in the Rio de la Plata.
It was previously named by Pedro de Mendoza as "Bahía de la Candelaria".
Description
The bay has a round shape – app ...
and then into the
Río de la Plata
The Río de la Plata (, "river of silver"), also called the River Plate or La Plata River in English, is the estuary formed by the confluence of the Uruguay River and the Paraná River at Punta Gorda. It empties into the Atlantic Ocean and fo ...
.
It is one of the most contaminated water streams in the country.
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See also
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List of rivers of Uruguay
This is a list of rivers in Uruguay. This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. All rivers in Uruguay drain to the Atlantic Ocean.
* Río de la Plata
** Uruguay River
*** San S ...
References
Rivers of Uruguay
Rivers of Montevideo Department
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